Sculptor Galaxy
The Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation.
| Sculptor Galaxy | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 47m 33s |
| Declination | −25° 17′ 18″ |
| Redshift | 0.000811 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 243 ± 2 km/s |
| Distance | 11.4 ± 0.7 Mly (3.5 ± 0.2 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)c |
| Size | ~90,000 ly (diameter) |
| Apparent size (V) | 27′.5 × 6′.8 |
| Other designations | |
| Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, UGCA 13, PGC 2789 Caldwell 65 | |
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