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Q544846

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Draco
Right ascension: 15 15 53.2397
Declination: +56 ° 19 ′ 47.568 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 665 ± 1 km/s
Distance: 46.56 ± 1.77 Mly (14.275 ± 0.543 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 5907 group (LGG 396)
Surface brightness: 23.6 mag/arcsec
Type: SA(s)c? edge-on
Size: ~173,400 ly (53.15 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 12.7′ × 1.4′

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Article

NGC 5907 (also known as NGC 5906, Knife Edge Galaxy, or Splinter Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 46.5 million light years from Earth. German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the galaxy on 5 May 1788. Its most notable features are its large stellar stream and ultraluminous X-ray source.

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