Wide-field image of the sky around the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
This image of the sky around the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy was created from images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxy appears as a small faint cloud, close to the centre of the image.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | heic1719d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 November 2017, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1719 |
| Size: | 16558 x 12225 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 300000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 0 2.25 |
| Position (Dec): | -33° 43' 54.78" |
| Field of view: | 278.19 x 205.39 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 467 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |