Edge-on galaxy NGC 55 in Sculptor

by: ESO/Novapix
Reference: a-gax00-55004
Date: 2009-04-05

Image of the irregular galaxy NGC 55 obtained with the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at ESO La Silla Observatory. The galaxy is about 7.5 million light-years away and 70 000 light-years across.

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