Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253
NGC 253, Ben S Klerk
NGC 253
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NGC 253

NGC 253, Ben S Klerk
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NGC 253

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NGC 253 also known as Sculptor Galaxy, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. As one of the brightest galaxies in the sky, the Sculptor Galaxy can be seen through binoculars and is near the star Beta Ceti. It is considered one of the most easily viewed galaxies in the sky after the Andromeda Galaxy.

Its distance is about 11.4 Million light years

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NGC 253, Ben S Klerk

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