Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Sculptor Galaxy, Daniel Steirud
Sculptor Galaxy
Powered byPixInsight

Sculptor Galaxy

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Sculptor Galaxy, Daniel Steirud
Sculptor Galaxy
Powered byPixInsight

Sculptor Galaxy

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

The Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin Galaxy, 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.

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

Sculptor Galaxy, Daniel Steirud