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NGC 55

Galaxy · Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

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NGC 55
Picture: ESO, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About NGC 55

NGC 55 is about 6.85 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 6.85 million years ago.

The map lists it as a galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance6.85 million light-years (2.10 Mpc)
Distance methodredshift-independent (literature)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 256.2°, SGB -2.4°

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Group, a view about 10 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 7 July 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article NGC 55, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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