NGC 253

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_253
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Sculptor_Galaxy
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.1
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:ESO_479-29
gptkb:PGC_2789
gptkb:UGCA_13
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:sculptor
gptkbp:declination −25° 17′ 18″
gptkbp:diameter ~70,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1783
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 11.4 million light-years
gptkbp:groupCluster gptkb:Sculptor_Group
gptkbp:hasViewOf amateur telescopes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 253
gptkbp:location southern sky
gptkbp:luminosity high
gptkbp:MessierEquivalent none
gptkbp:morphologicalType SAB(s)c
gptkbp:NGCNumber 253
gptkbp:notableFor active star formation
dust lanes
starburst activity
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sculptor_Group
gptkbp:radialVelocity 243 km/s
gptkbp:redshift 0.000811
gptkbp:rightAscension 00h 47m 33.1s
gptkbp:supernovaeObserved gptkb:SN_1940E
gptkb:SN_2008gd
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Dunlop
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:NGC_288
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6