NGC 5866 is a relatively bright lenticular or spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. NGC 5866 was most likely discovered by Pierre Méchain or Charles Messier in 1781, and independently found by William Herschel in 1788.

Radius: 30,000 light years

Distance to Earth: 49.9 million light years

Magnitude: 10.7

Apparent size (V): 4′.7 x 1′.9

Galactocentric velocity: 901±8 km/s

Did you know: The Spindle Galaxy lies at a distance of 50 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.7.