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The Sculptor Group is a group of galaxies in Cetus-Sculptor, 8-12 mly away from our Milky Way Galaxy.
Only some of the group members are visible from Aberdeenshire, UK
Sculptor Galaxy Group (distances in million light years) NGC 247 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 62) - 8.1 mly / 11.1 mly ? NGC 253 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 65) - 12.9 mly More Information More Information
| NGC 247 / Caldwell 62 (Cetus) Aliases : Herschel V-20 / Caldwell 62 / UGCA 11 Common Name : The Claw Galaxy 11.1 mly distance. [ Herschel 400 Objects ] [ Caldwell Objects ] [ UGCA Galaxies ] |
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| Annotated CCD Image (Linear scale, 50% size) 10 x 60 sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-09-20 01:31 h UT (#389410-19) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2023-12-05 20:04 UT (#1172025-31) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
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| Negative CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) Image details as above |
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| NGC 253 / Caldwell 65 / Herschel I-5 (Sculptor) Declination -25 deg. Taken whilst at altitude of 7 deg (airmass 7.6) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (Linear scale, 50% size) 17 x 60 sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-09-20 21:45 h UT (#389358-74) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
| NGC 253 - detail |
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| CCD Image (200% size, cropped, linear scale) Image details as above |
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| Galaxy | RA | Dec | Group | Blue Mag | Type | Size kly | Mly |
| NGC55 | 00 15.0 | -39 12 | Sculptor | 8.42 | Irr | 45 | 4.9 |
| NGC300 | 00 55.0 | -37 42 | Sculptor | 8.72 | Sc | 45 | 7.1 |
| NGC247 | 00 47.2 | -20 46 | Sculptor | 9.67 | Sc | 50 | 8.1 |
| NGC7793 | 23 57.9 | -32 35 | Sculptor | 9.63 | Sc | 35 | 11.9 |
| NGC253 | 00 47.6 | -25 18 | Sculptor | 8.04 | Sc | 100 | 12.9 |
Note: Green rows show galaxy group members that have been successfully imaged (white row have not yet been imaged).
Map - The Nearest Groups of Galaxies [http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps.html]
List of Nearby Galaxy Groups [http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galaclus.html]
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| This Web Page: | Sculptor Galaxy Group |
| Last Updated : | 2024-01-15 |
| Site Owner : | David Richards |
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