NGC 5907 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Draco |
Right ascension | 15h 15m 53.8s[1] |
Declination | +56° 19′ 44″[1] |
Redshift | 0.002225[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 667 ± 3 km/s[1] |
Distance | 53.5 ± 8.1 Mly (16.4 ± 2.5 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)c: |
Apparent size (V) | 12.7' x 1.4'[1] |
Other designations | |
H II.759, GC 4087, h 1917, Splinter Galaxy, NGC 5906, UGC 09801, PGC 054470, MCG +09-25-040[1] |
NGC 5907 (also known as Knife Edge Galaxy or Splinter Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth.[2] William Herschel discovered the galaxy in 1788.