Sculptor Galaxy, NGC 253

Noirlab_noao-ngc-253_1024

noirlab_noao-ngc-253 June 30th, 2020

Credit: SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO

NGC 253 also goes by the name of “Sculptor Galaxy” after its parent constellation, or by the name “Silver Dollar Galaxy”, presumably after its visual appearance in the eyepiece. NGC 253 is classified as a starburst galaxy, but interestingly, only 1 supernova has been found within it. It is a bright galaxy, easily visible in binoculars, about 10 million light years from us.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc-253/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 253 • Sculptor Galaxy • Silver Dollar Galaxy
Noirlab_noao-ngc-253_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 47m 26.8s
DEC = -25° 21’ 35.9”
Orientation
North is 113.7° CW
Field of View
20.1 x 12.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor
Noirlab_noao-ngc-253_1280
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ID
noao-ngc-253
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 253, Sculptor Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy
Credits
SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:34:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc-253/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
11.86147973, -25.35996796
Reference Dimension
2968.0, 1808.0
Reference Pixel
764.2270508, 963.1110916
Scale
-0.000114, 0.000113
Rotation
-113.6672446
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao-ngc-253
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-ngc-253.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2019-12-14T15:52:22+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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