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Q33952
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spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
Q33952 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor, which is a region of the night sky visible from Earth. While it may not be as famous as some other galaxies, studying objects like Q33952 helps astronomers understand the diversity of galaxy structures and how they evolved across the universe.
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Sculptor
- Right ascension
- 00 08 34.53660
- Declination
- −33 ° 51 ′ 30.1884 ″
- Redshift
- 0.022719 ± 0.000033
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 6,811 ± 10 km/s
- Distance
- 346.3 Mly (106.17 Mpc )
- Absolute magnitude v
- −21.55
- Type
- SAB(rs)bc or SBbc
- Size
- ~260,000 ly (79.49 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.373′ × 0.879′
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Wikidata facts
- Distance from Earth
- 94.62
- Image
- NGC 10 ESO-LV 3490320 I B R.png
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- Commons category
- NGC 10
- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 2310185397244357504
- radial velocity
- 6739
- galaxy morphological type
- Sc
- time of discovery or invention
- 1834-09-25
- redshift
- 0.022719
- apparent magnitude
- 9.205
- right ascension
- 2.14390250686910
- declination
- -33.85838567284350
- absolute magnitude
- -23.5
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NGC 10 is a spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by John Herschel on 25 September 1834.
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