NGC 5907

NGC 5907
NGC 5907
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.