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

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Id:eso1007b
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:17 de Fevereiro de 2010 às 12:00
Notícias relacionadas:eso1007
Tamanho:5000 x 5000 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf
Distância:11 milhão anos-luz
Constellation:Sculptor
Categoria:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):1 0 9.36
Position (Dec):-33° 42' 31.47"
Field of view:83.92 x 83.92 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 1.4° à esquerda da vertical

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Óptico
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445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Óptico
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658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2