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On this page I collect my observations of the galaxies NGC 5981 (spiral), NGC 5982 (elliptical), and NGC 5985 (barred spiral) (Draco triplet) in the constellation Draco.
The galaxies NGC 5981 (edge-on spiral), NGC 5982 (elliptical), and NGC 5985 (barred spiral) in the constellation Draco form the Draco triplet (galaxy trio Holm 719 or KTG 64).
In the Vespera Pro mosaic, there also appear the lenticular galaxy NGC 5976 and the spiral galaxy NGC 5989. Both galaxies are members of the NGC 5982 group, which also includes NGC 5981, NGC 5985 and NGC 5987 in addition to NGC 5892.
| NGC 5981 | NGC 5982 | NGC 5985 | ||
| Size: 2.7' x 0.4' /2.7' x 0.3' (SkySafari/Wikipedia) Distance: 170/120 million light years (SkySafari/Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Size: 3.1' x 2.0' / 2.6' x 1.9' (SkySafari/Wikipedia) Distance: 120 million light years (SkySafari/Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Size: 4.0' x 2.0' / 5.5' x 3' (SkySafari/Wikipedia) Distance: 180 million light years (SkySafari/Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
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| NGC 5976 | NGC 5989 | |||
| Size: 0.8' x 0.4' (Wikipedia) Distance: 205 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Size: 0.9' x 0.9' (Wikipedia) Distance: 136 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
The elliptical galaxy NGC 5982 in the constellation Draco (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
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NGC 5981/82/85* - May 31, 2021 |
NGC 5981/82/85 - May 31, 2021, photo left processed (Polarr) |
*) From top to bottom: NGC 5981, NGC 5982, NGC 5985
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NGC 5981/82/85*, Apr 6, 2025 - 2000p, 60 min |
NGC 5981/82/85*, Apr 6, 2025 - 2000p, 60 min, processed |
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Auswertung mit nova.astrometry.net |
NGC 5981/82/85*, Apr 6, 2025 - 2000p, 60 min, processed and denoised (PAI) |
*) From top to bottom: NGC 5981, NGC 5982, NGC 5985; ; top NGC 5976, bottom left NGC 5989
