Right ascension 00 08 13.3 Redshift 221 ± 6 km/s Type IBm Magnitude 15.5 Apparent magnitude (V) 15.5 | Declination −34° 34′ 42″ Distance 13.4 Mly (4.1 Mpc) Apparent size (V) 1′.1 × 0′.9 Constellation Sculptor | |
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Similar Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular, Phoenix Dwarf, Tucana Dwarf, NGC 7793 | ||
The Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SDIG) is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The galaxy was discovered in 1976.
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. These galaxies all lie within the Sculptor Group, a weakly bound, filament-like group of galaxies located near the Local Group.
References
Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA