Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (ground-based view)
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is one of the Milky Way’s neighbouring dwarf galaxies. Like all large galaxies, the Milky Way is thought to have formed from smaller galaxies in the early Universe. This image is composed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | heic1719c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 November 2017, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1719 |
| Size: | 5000 x 5000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 300000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 0 9.36 |
| Position (Dec): | -33° 42' 31.47" |
| Field of view: | 83.92 x 83.92 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |