Silver Dollar Galaxy: NGC 253

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galex_glx2006-03r_img02 July 28th, 2006

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Located 10 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor, the Silver Dollar galaxy, or NGC 253, is one of the brightest spiral galaxies in the night sky. In this edge-on view from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, the wisps of blue represent relatively dustless areas of the galaxy that are actively forming stars. Areas of the galaxy with a soft golden glow indicate regions where the far-ultraviolet is heavily obscured by dust particles.

Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Image Source: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2006-03r_img02.html

Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy Silver Coin Silver Dollar Galaxy Caldwell 65
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

Universescale2
11,400,000 light years

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue GALEX (FUV) Ultraviolet (FUV) 150.0 nm
Yellow GALEX (NUV) Ultraviolet (NUV) 230.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Yellow
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ID
glx2006-03r_img02
Subject Category
C.5.1.1.  
Subject Name
NGC 253, Sculptor Galaxy, Silver Coin, Silver Dollar Galaxy, Caldwell 65
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Release Date
2006-07-28
Lightyears
11,400,000
Redshift
0.00081
Reference Url
http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2006-03r_img02.html
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
GALEX, GALEX
Instrument
FUV, NUV
Color Assignment
Blue, Yellow
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
FUV, NUV
Central Wavelength
150, 230
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
URL
http://www.galex.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
City
State/Province
Postal Code
Country
Rights
Publisher
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Publisher ID
galex
Resource ID
Resource URL
/image/galex/glx2006-03r_img02
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Metadata Date
2022-08-18T22:34:24Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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