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Sculptor Galaxy
This article may have too many section headers dividing up its content. Please help improve the article by merging similar sections and removing unneeded subheaders. (June 2013) Sculptor Galaxy Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Sculptor Right ascension 00h 47m 33s Declination -25° 17' 18? Redshift 0.000811 Helio radial velocity 243 ± 2 km/s Distance 11.4 ± 0.7 Mly    (3.5 ± 0.2 Mpc) Type SAB(s)c Apparent dimensions (V) 27'.5 × 6'.8 Apparent magnitude (V) 8.0 Other designations Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, UGCA 13, PGC 2789 Caldwell 65 See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation. ^ Cite error: The named reference ned was invoked but never defined (see the help page). ^ Cite error: The named reference Rekolaetal2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page). ^ "NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe". NASA Astro Pic of the Day. 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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