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Proper Names	Sculptor Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy
Caldwell Number	C65
NGC/IC Number	NGC 253
Constellation	Sculptor
Right Ascension	0h 47m 33s
Declination	-25° 17' 20"
Distance	c.11,400,000 light years c.3,500,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +7.0 Absolute: -20.9
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 26.8' Actual: c.94,000 light years
Hubble Type	SABc Intermediate Spiral Galaxy
Optimum Visibility	October
Note	An intermediate spiral galaxy (that is, one with a barely defined central bar) that lies at the heart of the Sculptor Group. In galactic terms, the Sculptor Galaxy and its group are relatively close neighbours of the Milky Way and its Local Group.

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