Right ascension 23 34 27.5 Redshift 701 ± 6 km/s Type Sc Magnitude 10.72 Apparent magnitude (V) 10.72 | Declination −36° 06′ 04″ Distance 39 million light-years Apparent size (V) 8.128' × 7.762' Constellation Sculptor | |
Similar NGC 7793, NGC 134, NGC 45, IC 5152, NGC 613 | ||
IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775 is a spiral galaxy about 39 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. IC 5332 is a delicate spiral galaxy that is unusually faint and beautifully symmetrical. As viewed from earth it is nearly face on. It has a very small central bulge and open spiral arms accounting for its classification (Sc). The galaxy lies in the direction of the celestial south pole.
IC 5332 is a late type spiral galaxy with observable star formation ongoing, though at such a low rate as to be a stable non-starburst galaxy. It is a somewhat tenuous spiral galaxy with a very low surface brightness of just 23.8 mag/squ arc sec.
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