C65 · galaxy
Sculptor Galaxy
The Sculptor Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.
RA00h 47m 33sDec−25° 17' 17"
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA. Source: JPL via images.nasa.gov.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- C65
- All designations
- C65 · NGC 253 · Sculptor Galaxy
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Sculptor
- Best viewing
- Autumn
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 00h 47m 33s
- Declination (J2000)
- −25° 17' 17"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.000807
Visibility tonight
The science
The Sculptor Galaxy 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used