NGC 5905 (top right)
| Type |
Location |
r.a. |
dec. |
Size |
Magnitude |
Distance |
| Galaxy |
Dra |
15h15.4 |
+55°31' |
4.2' x 3.3' |
12 |
140 Mly ??? |
NGC 5908 (bottom left)
| Type |
Location |
r.a. |
dec. |
Size |
Magnitude |
Distance |
| Galaxy |
Dra |
15h16.7 |
+55°25' |
3.2' x 1.3' |
12 |
140 Mly |
NGC 5905 and NGC 5908 are a couple of galaxies in constellation Draco,
at a distance of about 140 million light-years. NGC 5905 is a face-on barred
spiral, while NGC 5908 is an edge-on spiral.
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Image data :
| Date |
Telescope |
Binning |
Exp Time (s) |
Special processing |
Notes |
| April 16, 2005 |
Centurion 18" |
L 1:1
RGB 3:1 |
L 3x300
RGB 300 |
Max Entropy, LRGB, DDP |
Surprising result for mag12 objects |
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