Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (ground-based view)
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.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
Id: | heic1719c |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 27 November 2017, 17:00 |
Related releases: | heic1719 |
Size: | 5000 x 5000 px |
About the Object
Name: | Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
Distance: | 300000 light years |
Constellation: | Sculptor |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
9.6 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
36.2 MB
Publication JPEG
6.5 MB
Screensize JPEG
415.4 KB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 1 0 9.36 |
Position (Dec): | -33° 42' 31.47" |
Field of view: | 83.92 x 83.92 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.4° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |