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NGC 253


Depicts: NGC 253, IRAS 00450-2533
Copyright: Jay Gallagher (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Alan Watson (Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ), and NASA

An image of the spiral galaxy NGC 253, taken with a ground-based telescope. The galaxy is located about 8 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
12-Apr-2026 18:32 UT

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