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NGC 5866
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NGC 5866 is an edge-on galaxy that is tilted to our line-of-sight & lies in the northern constellation Draco. It is 44 million light-years away from us and has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-years.

Credit: Nasa/Hubble Heritage Archive.

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