Sculptor Group

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The Sculptor Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Sculptor, notable as one of the closest galaxy groups to the Local Group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sculptor Group canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
galaxy group
alsoKnownAs South Polar Group
brightestMember NGC 253
containsGalaxy ESO 245-005
ESO 294-010
ESO 349-031
ESO 410-005
ESO 540-030
ESO 540-032
NGC 247
NGC 253
NGC 300
NGC 45
NGC 55
NGC 59
NGC 625
NGC 7793
NGC 7793B
UGCA 438
UGCA 442
coordinateRegion southern celestial hemisphere
cosmologicalContext nearby structure in the cosmic web
discoveredBy various astronomers via optical surveys
distanceFromLocalGroup about 3–5 megaparsecs
dominantGalaxy NGC 253
environment low-density galaxy group
galaxyTypeOfMainMembers irregular galaxies
late-type spiral galaxies
hasSubstructure NGC 253 subgroup
NGC 7793 subgroup
isOneOf nearest galaxy groups to the Local Group
liesInDirectionOf South Galactic Pole
locatedInConstellation Sculptor
memberCountApproximate about 15–30 galaxies
nearestLargeGalaxyGroup Local Group
notableFor containing the starburst galaxy NGC 253
proximity to the Local Group
observedInWavelength X-ray
optical
radio
overlapsWith Sculptor Wall
partOf Sculptor filament
local universe
radialVelocityRange roughly 150–500 km/s
redshiftRange approximately 0.0008–0.0025
skyArea spans much of the constellation Sculptor

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Centaurus A/M83 Group isNeighborOf Sculptor Group
NGC 247 locatedIn Sculptor Group
NGC 247 groupMembership Sculptor Group