Sculptor_Dwarf_Irregular_Galaxy

Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy

Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy

Irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

Not to be confused with the Sculptor Galaxy or the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy.

The Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SDIG) is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is a member of the NGC 7793 subgroup of the Sculptor Group.[1] The galaxy was discovered in 1976.[citation needed]

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Nearby galaxies and galaxy group information

The Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy and the dwarf galaxy UGCA 442 are both companions of the spiral galaxy NGC 7793.[3] These galaxies all lie within the Sculptor Group, a weakly bound, filament-like group of galaxies located near the Local Group.[3]

See also

  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy – a dwarf spheroidal or elliptical galaxy, also in Sculptor, but significantly closer; a satellite of the Milky Way.

References

  1. [1]
    Lianou, S.; Cole, A. A. (2013). "The star formation history of the Sculptor dwarf irregular galaxy". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 549: A47. arXiv:1211.0137. Bibcode:2013A&A...549A..47L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220193. S2CID 55237783.
  2. [2]
    "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Sculptor Dwarf Irregular. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  3. [3]
    I. D. Karachentsev; E. K. Grebel; M. E. Sharina; A. E. Dolphin; et al. (2003). "Distances to nearby galaxies in Sculptor". Astronomy and Astrophysics (abstract). 404 (1): 93–111. arXiv:astro-ph/0302045. Bibcode:2003A&A...404...93K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030170. S2CID 54977869.


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