Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Reticulum (Ret)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1313  ·  PGC 12457  ·  PGC 12658  ·  PGC 12663  ·  PGC 138622  ·  PGC 166073  ·  PGC 2815802  ·  PGC 300150  ·  PGC 301120  ·  PGC 301143  ·  PGC 301303  ·  PGC 301373  ·  PGC 301557  ·  PGC 301713  ·  PGC 301754  ·  PGC 301773  ·  PGC 301839  ·  PGC 301946  ·  PGC 302008  ·  PGC 302044  ·  PGC 302111  ·  PGC 302767  ·  PGC 302904  ·  PGC 302936  ·  PGC 303479  ·  PGC 305124  ·  PGC 305606  ·  PGC 305802  ·  PGC 305838  ·  PGC 306031  ·  And 16 more.
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NGC1313 Topsy Turvy Galaxy, Szoomer
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NGC1313 Topsy Turvy Galaxy

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NGC1313 Topsy Turvy Galaxy

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NGC1313 lies within the Virgo Supercluster, and has a diameter of about 50,000 light years.  That makes it about half the size of the Milky Way.  Its unique shape is thought to be the result of a past galactic collision.

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NGC1313 Topsy Turvy Galaxy, Szoomer