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NGC 253, Galaxy in Sculptor, José Joaquín Pérez
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NGC 253, Galaxy in Sculptor

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NGC 253, Galaxy in Sculptor, José Joaquín Pérez
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NGC 253, Galaxy in Sculptor

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NGC 253 is at the center of the Sculptor Group, which is one of the closest groups to our own local group.

At an estimated distance of approx. 11 million light years NGC 253 is also the closest starburst galaxy and can therefore be studied in detail (Extracted from Chart32)

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NGC 253, Galaxy in Sculptor, José Joaquín Pérez