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NGC 5907 large FOV

J2000 RA 15h 15m 53s Dec +56° 19′ 40″ NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy, discovered in 1788 by William Herschel, located approximately 50 million light years in Draco. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group.

NGC 5907 has long been considered a prototypical example of a warped spiral in relative isolation. Then in 2006, a team of astronomers announced the presence of an extended tidal stream systems surrounding the galaxy. NGC 5907 is also known as the Knife Edge or Splinter galaxy.
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Author Giuseppe Donatiello from Oria (Brindisi), Italy
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