Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  HD6375  ·  IC 1613
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IC 1613 Irregular Dwarf Galaxy, rdhand
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IC 1613 Irregular Dwarf Galaxy

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IC 1613 Irregular Dwarf Galaxy

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IC 1613 is an irregular dwarf galaxy 2.3 million light years from earth.  This is about the same distance as Andromeda the closest major galaxy.  However, it is much smaller with a diameter of 11,200 light-years. There are many blue star clusters and there is a bright HII region in the lower edge.

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IC 1613 Irregular Dwarf Galaxy, rdhand

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