Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor galaxy
NGC 253, Keith Rawlings
NGC 253
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NGC 253

NGC 253, Keith Rawlings
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NGC 253

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NGC 253 (also known as the Sculptor galaxy) is estimated to lie approximately 11.4 million light years away from us. It is a spiral galaxy seen nearly edge on.

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NGC 253, Keith Rawlings