Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  IC 1537  ·  NGC 55
NGC 55, Barb478
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NGC 55

NGC 55, Barb478
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NGC 55

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NGC 55, is a Magellanic typebarred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 millionlight-years away in the constellationSculptor. Along with its neighbor NGC 300, it is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group, probably lying between the Milky Way and the Sculptor Group

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NGC 55, Barb478