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| physical object > natural object > celestial body > collection of stars > galaxy > dwarf galaxy > satellite galaxy > dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy > Sculptor Dwarf |
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| Sculptor Dwarf comparison table | |||||||||
| Subject | has distance from galaxy center | is part of | is a kind of | is an instance of | has discovery date | has mass | has definition | has distance | orbit |
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| dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy | satellite galaxy | ||||||||
| Sculptor Dwarf | 255000 light-years | Local Group | dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy | 1938 | 3 × 106 Msun | A dwarf elliptical galaxy that orbits the Milky Way (Mv = - 11.28 mag), in the Local Group. | 85 kpc | Milky Way |
Next dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy: Ursa Minor Dwarf Up: dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy Previous dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy: NGC 205