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Back Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (ground-based view)

Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (ground-based view)


Date: 26 November 2017
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Sculptor dwarf galaxy
Copyright: ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey 2

The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is one of the Milky Way's neighbouring dwarf galaxies. Like all large galaxies, the Milky Way is thought to have formed from smaller galaxies in the early Universe. This image is composed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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