Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  PGC 198196  ·  PGC 198197  ·  PGC 198252  ·  PGC 776307  ·  PGC 777171  ·  PGC 777762  ·  PGC 777817  ·  PGC 777909  ·  PGC 778010  ·  PGC 778613  ·  PGC 778878  ·  PGC 779394  ·  PGC 779422  ·  PGC 779458  ·  PGC 779737  ·  PGC 780428  ·  PGC 781263  ·  PGC 782205  ·  PGC 783489  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Sculptor galaxy  ·  Silver Coin
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NGC-253, Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor, Stargazer66207
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NGC-253, Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor

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NGC-253, Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor

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NGC-253 is an intermediate type spiral galaxy located in Sculptor. It resembles a small version of M-31. If it were not for its extreme southern declination (-25 degrees) it would be one of the showpiece galaxies of the northern hemisphere! It lies 8 million light years from Earth.

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NGC-253, Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor, Stargazer66207

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