Sculptor dwarf galaxy
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, pictured in a new image from the Wide Field Imager camera, installed on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, is a close neighbour of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Despite their proximity, both galaxies have very distinct histories and characters. This galaxy is much smaller, fainter and older than the Milky Way and appears here as a cloud of faint stars filling most of the picture.
Many other much more distant galaxies can be seen shining right through the sparse stars of the Sculptor Dwarf.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1536a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 September 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1536 |
| Size: | 8455 x 7733 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 280000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 0 6.55 |
| Position (Dec): | -33° 42' 48.90" |
| Field of view: | 33.57 x 30.70 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |