[AZ-Observing] Re: NGC5906
- From: "Bernard Miller" <bgmiller011@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:32:41 -0700
Tom,
Thanks. I wonder why a "knot" got its own NGC number?
Bernard
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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 8:37 PM
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: NGC5906
This might help.
Another reference claims it is a knot in another galaxy, presumably 5907.
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/general-catalog/ngc2000.html
ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/cats/VII/118/ngc2000.dat
5906 Gx 15 15.8 +56 20 h Dra 0.5 14. p a ray, vmE, par to 5907
and close p it
5907 Gx 15 15.9 +56 19 s Dra 12.3 10.4 cB, vL, vmE 155deg
, vg, psbMN
Tom
On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 8:05 PM, Albert Barr <ajbarr@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Bernard gorgeous image as usual.
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> On Jun 21, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Bernard Miller <bgmiller011@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > This is an image of NGC5906. It is a spiral galaxy about 40 million
> > light years away in the constellation Draco. This is referred to as
> > NGC5906 and
> > NGC5907 depending on the link you choose, so it is either NGC5906
> > or NC5907. This is about as edge-on as you can get in a galaxy.
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> > http://www.azstarman.net/NGC5906.htm
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> > Comments or suggestions are welcomed.
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> > Bernard
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