Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 in Sculptor: Wide-field View | Digitized Sky Survey 2

Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 in Sculptor: Wide-field view | Digitized Sky Survey 2

This wide field image, from the Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the area around the spiral galaxy, NGC 300, six million light-years from Earth. NGC 300 is a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way galaxy. It is a member of a nearby group of galaxies known as the Sculptor group, named for the southern constellation where the group can be found. NGC 300 is one of the Milky Way's closer neighbors.

The field of view is about 2.92x2.94 degrees.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: Jan. 27, 2010

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