Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  IC 1537  ·  NGC 55
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NGC 55, Jochen Maes
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NGC 55, Jochen Maes

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NGC 55 is an irregular galaxy in the Sculptor constellation, around 6.5 million light years from earth.

NGC 55 is part of the so called local group of galaxies, which includes our own Milky Way along with 40 other galaxies. Because of the angle we view the galaxy at (edge on), it appears somewhat odd and elongated. Dust lanes and regions of active star formation (the red/pink'ish areas) can be found throughout.

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25x1800" HA
30x1200" Luminance
15x1200" Red
15x1200" Green
15x1200" Blue

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NGC 55, Jochen Maes