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Fornax and Sculptor dwarf galaxies

Fornax and Sculptor dwarf galaxies

Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello

 

 

Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal is an elliptical dwarf galaxy at a distance of 460 ± 30 kly (140 ± 10 kpc) in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley.

The galaxy is a satellite of the Milky Way and has six globular clusters.

 

Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is a spheroidal dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Discovered by Harlow Shapley in 1937, it is at 290,000 light-years (about 95 kpc) in Sculptor.

 

Tair-3S array

 

 

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Uploaded on June 9, 2024
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