Sculptor Galaxy

dusty starburst spiral · NGC 253

11.4 million light-years from Earth

One of the brightest galaxies in our sky and one of the dustiest. Its core is forming stars so fast that the explosions drive a wind of gas out of the galaxy.

• 11.4 million light-years · about 90,000 light-years across
• its starburst core makes stars dozens of times faster than the Milky Way

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galaxy

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NGC 253