The Sculptor dwarf galaxy

The Sculptor dwarf galaxy is one of our Milky Way’s neighbouring dwarf galaxies. The Milky Way is, like all large galaxies, thought to have formed from smaller galaxies in the early days of the Universe.  These small galaxies should also contain many very old stars, just as the Milky Way does, and a team of astronomers has now shown that this is indeed the case. This image was composed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

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ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Über das Bild

ID:eso1007b
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:17. Februar 2010 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1007
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Über das Objekt

Name:Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf
Entfernung:11 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Sculptor
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):1 0 9.36
Position (Dec):-33° 42' 31.47"
Field of view:83.92 x 83.92 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 1.4° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2