Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Irregular Galaxy NGC 55

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 12, 2009 is “Irregular Galaxy NGC 55,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman). The original explanation runs about 145 words.

Irregular Galaxy NGC 55
Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Irregular galaxy NGC 55 is thought to be similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). But while the LMC is about 180,000 light-years away and is a well known satellite of our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC 55 is more like 6 million light-years distant and is a member of the Sculptor Galaxy Group .”

— APOD editors, August 12, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 12, 2009
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 145 words

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