Full ACS image of NGC 5866
NGC 5866 is an edge-on galaxy that is tilted to our line-of-sight. It is classified as an S0 lenticular, due to its flat stellar disk and large ellipsoidal bulge. NGC 5866 lies in the Northern constellation Draco, at a distance of 44 million light-years (13.5 Megaparsecs). It has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-years (18,400 parsecs). This Hubble image of NGC 5866 is a combination of blue, green and red observations taken with the Hubble Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys in November 2005.
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About the Object
Name: | NGC 5866 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Lenticular |
Distance: | 45 million light years |
Constellation: | Draco |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 15 6 31.40 |
Position (Dec): | 55° 45' 43.62" |
Field of view: | 3.22 x 3.34 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 79.9° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical R | 625 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |