Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  PGC 100467  ·  PGC 131903  ·  PGC 131904  ·  PGC 143816  ·  PGC 143908  ·  PGC 199420  ·  PGC 199443  ·  PGC 199452  ·  PGC 3095488  ·  PGC 3589  ·  PGC 3829  ·  PGC 663673  ·  PGC 663765  ·  PGC 663777  ·  PGC 663867  ·  PGC 664130  ·  PGC 664187  ·  PGC 664458  ·  PGC 664486  ·  PGC 664764  ·  PGC 664771  ·  PGC 665008  ·  PGC 665010  ·  PGC 665191  ·  PGC 665342  ·  PGC 665365  ·  PGC 665454  ·  PGC 665474  ·  PGC 665476  ·  PGC 665649  ·  And 91 more.
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PGC 3589 - Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, Gary Imm
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PGC 3589 - Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

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PGC 3589 - Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

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This object is a local dwarf galaxy located only 300,000 light years away in the constellation of Sculptor at a declination of -34 degrees. The galaxy spans 35 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to an actual diameter of about 3,000 light years. It is faint and not easy to see in this image. This galaxy is considered to be a satellite of our Milky Way galaxy.

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