NGC 5907
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 5907, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 5907
Splinter Galaxy
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 10.4 |
| Size | 12.3' x 11.8' @ 155° |
| Right Ascension | 15h 15' 53.8" (2000) |
| Declination | 56° 19' 44" N |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Description | cB, vL, vmE155, vgBMN |
| Classification | Sc |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jul 3, 2003 Whipple Observatory, Santa Rita Mtns., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Very nice edge-on galaxy aligned north-south, large, not showing a dust lane, no encompassed stellar objects visible, an 14th magnitude star just above (west) of the core
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NGC 5907