NGC 5907

Spiral galaxy NGC 5907

(= H II.759), type Sb+,

in Draco

Splinter Galaxy

Right Ascension	15 : 15.9 (h:m)
Declination	+56 : 19 (deg:m)
Distance	40,000.0 (kly)
Visual Brightness	10.38 (mag)
Apparent Dimension	12.3 x 1.8 (arc min)

This is the second prominent member of the

NGC 5866 group.

As it is seen almost exactly edge-on, and is an extremely flat disc,

it appears extremely elongated, shaped like a “knife edge”.

Supernova 1940A occurred in NGC 5907 on February 16, 1940 and reached

magnitude 14.3.

Image by

John Sefick,

taken with a 25-inch Newton and a ST-6 CCD camera.

View his photos of NGC 5907 and NGC 5866 side by side,

or all his photos of NGC 5907.

More images of “Knife Edge” NGC 5907

According to Michael Ferrio, the name Splinter Galaxy occurred in the

Deep-Sky Wonders column.

The small distinct part of the galaxy has the extra NGC number 5906.

In the SAC 110 best NGC object list.

No. 87 in the RASC Finest NGC Objects list.

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Hartmut Frommert

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Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 29 Mar 1998, 12:35 MET