Edge-on view of M102 (NGC 5866) in Draco

by: Nasa/ESA/Hubble heritage team/Novapix
Reference: a-gax58-66002
Date: 2007-02-08

The lenticular galaxy NGC 5866 is about 44 million light-years from Earth in the Northern constellation Draco. Its diameter is approximately 60,000 light-years, two-thirds the diameter of the Milky Way, and its mass is similar to our galaxy. Hubble image taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys in February 2006.

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