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Ethan Teng 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇹🇼 · @citizen_astro
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M102 (NGC 5866)

Magnitude 9.9 lenticular galaxy located 50 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. One of the most outstanding features of NGC 5866 is the extended dust disk, which is seen almost exactly edge-on. This dust lane is highly unusual for a lenticular galaxy.

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Last updated 2 years ago
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Ethan Teng 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇹🇼 · @citizen_astro
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M102 Spindle Galaxy

Magnitude 9.9 lenticular galaxy located 50 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. It is also identified as NGC 5866.

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Last updated 3 years ago
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Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
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#galaxy #NGC5866 #astronomy #picture #apod

Last updated 4 years ago
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