NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy

Capture

Seestar s50 270 stacks

Date

15 September 2025

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1080 × 1920 px

NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy, an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, distance 11.4 million light years away. Also dubbed the Silver Dollar Galaxy. As one of the brightest galaxies in the sky, it can be seen through binoculars. It contains a supermassive black hole with a mass about 5 million times that of the Sun. Together with the Claw Galaxy (NGC 247) it forms the core of the Sculptor Group. Apparent magnitude 8

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