Name: The "Cool blue galaxy"

Constellation:Draco

Instrument: 6-inch F5 reflector and modified Canon T3i.

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

 
 

Magnitude: 10.5

Angular size: 21.9' X 7.2'

This is a large barred magallenic spiral galaxy, which has a blue color. It is part of the group of galaxies that includes M81 and M82. While the galaxy is thin, its length is well over the 10' limit, which qualifies it for the list.

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