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NGC 5981, NGC 5982 and NGC 5985 galaxies in Draco

author: R.Gendler/Novapix

reference: a-gax59-85001

Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 22 cm

This galaxy group is about 100 million light years from Earth in the contellation Draco. To the left of the image, the NGC 5985 spiral galaxy ; in center, the NGC 5982 elliptic galaxy with the edge-on NGC 5981 spiral galaxy on its right.

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - ASTRONOMY - DRACO - EDGE-ON - ELLIPTICAL GALAXY - GALAXY - NGC 5981 - NGC 5982 - NGC 5985 - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR -