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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)
Bullet NGC 247 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 62) - 8.1 mly
Bullet NGC 253 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 65) - 12.9 mly
 
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NGC 247 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 62) - 8.1 mly

NGC 247 / Caldwell 62 / Herschel V-20 (Cetus)
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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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NGC 253 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 65) - 12.9 mly

NGC 253 / Caldwell 65 / Herschel I-5 (Sculptor)
Declination -25 deg. Taken whilst at altitude of 7 deg (airmass 7.6)  
Image
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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Sculptor Group Members:

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).

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Last Updated : 2015-05-15
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