Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
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NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy, kmachhi
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NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy

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NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy

Revision title: NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy

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NGC253 is about 11M ly distant.  It is located in the Sculptor group which is one of the closest galaxy groups to the Milky Way.  NGC253 has a super massive black hole at its center with a mass of ~5M suns.

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Title: NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy

Description: NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy is about 10M ly away. It is about 70,000 ly across and is part of the Sculptor Group of galaxies.

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NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy, kmachhi