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NGC 5906 is a magnitude +14.5 HII region of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 5907 located 31 million light-years away in the constellation Draco.

The HII region was discovered by Anglo-Irish astronomer George Johnstone Stoney using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 13th April 1850.

Right Ascension 15h 15m 52.1s, Declination +56° 19' 50"



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