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

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

author: Nasa/ESA/Hubble heritage team/Novapix

reference: a-gax58-66002

Image Size 300 DPI: 32 * 34 cm

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.

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - ACS - ASTRONOMY - DRACO - EDGE-ON - GALAXY - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - LENTICULAR GALAXY - M102 - NGC 5866 - STAR -