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NGC 253

(Sculptor Galaxy, Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy)
(spiral galaxy 11 million light-years away)

NGC 253 (the Sculptor Galaxy, Silver Coin Galaxy, or Silver Dollar Galaxy) is a spiral starburst galaxy, which is one of the Council of Giants (12 sizable galaxies near the Local Group). Characteristics:


(galaxy,spiral,starburst)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculptor_Galaxy
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+253
http://www.messier.seds.org/xtra/ngc/n0253.html
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance
Lightyears
/Lookback Years
  
.00083.50Mpc11.4MlyNGC 253
Coordinates:NGC 253
J004733-251718

Referenced by pages:
Council of Giants
galaxy classification
New General Catalogue (NGC)
Panoramic Imaging Survey of Centaurus and Sculptor (PISCeS)

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