| NGC5866(M102) / Galaxy, type SA0+ |
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| R.A. | 15h 06m 30.2s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +55° 45' 47" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 2.8 x 1.0' |
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| Radial Velocity | +877km/s |
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| Magnitude | 10.8 |
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| Distance | 32 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | NGC5866 Group |
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| Other IDs | UGC9723, MCG9-25-17
PGC53933 |
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NGC5866 is a compact galaxy in the constellation of Draco. And I wrote "M102" in parentheses;
actually this Messier's number is informal because it's considered that Messier mistook M101 for M102.
Although recent researches tell this NGC5866 is M102,
it's open to question whether telescopes in that time could catch such a faint celestial object with a long axis of 3 arc minutes and brightness of 10.8.
The galaxy has been classified in elliptical and being edge-on, you can appreciate it as a well-proportioned spindle shape.
Large telescopes can detect a dark lane crossing the center. The distance from us is estimated about 32 millions light years.
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