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NGC0045 – Final Color

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NGC0045 - Chile

NGC0045 – CHILE

This is one of the lowest surface-brightness spirals known in the universe. At 10 million ly away it is believed to be part of the Sculptor Group of galaxies. Considered unusually small for a spiral it has a diameter of around 30,000 ly. No nearby companion disturbs it. Its arms are organized in broad, ill defined
arms, and it does not exhibit a central bulge.

This galaxy’s actions are probably dominated less by ts stars than by its dark matter.