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 Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0624b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 June 2006, 15:00 |
| Size: | 4005 x 3863 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 5866 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Lenticular |
| Distance: | 45 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical R |
625 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
