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UGC 10822 - Draco Dwarf Galaxy
Draco
Penryn, California
May 2009
FS-128 (ag, St-4)
ST-2000XM  L 10 minute subs

UGC 10822 was discovered in 1954 by Albert Wilson at Lowell Observatory, it is a companion to our galaxy at  263,000 light years.  It is classified as spheroidal, contains a population of older stars and very little dust.
The brighter stars in the image are foreground stars