The Sculptor Galaxy (Galaxy)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 26 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Sculptor Galaxy is visible between 22:08 and 01:20. It will become accessible around 22:08, when it rises to an altitude of 22° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:42, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 01:20 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sculptor Galaxy
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.
Events
| 03 Oct 2020 | – NGC 253 is well placed |
| 03 Oct 2021 | – NGC 253 is well placed |
| 03 Oct 2022 | – NGC 253 is well placed |
| 03 Oct 2023 | – NGC 253 is well placed |
| 03 Oct 2024 | – NGC 253 is well placed |
| 03 Oct 2025 | – NGC 253 is well placed |
| 03 Oct 2026 | – NGC 253 is well placed |
| 03 Oct 2027 | – NGC 253 is well placed |