| Sculptor Dwarf Irregular | |
|---|---|
 Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy close up by Hubble Space Telescope. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 08m 13.36s[1] |
| Declination | −34° 34′ 42.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 221 ± 6 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 10.44 ± 0.33 Mly (3.2 ± 0.1 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.5[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −11.87[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dIrr[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.9′[2] |
| Half-light radius (apparent) | 29″.4 ± 1″.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| SDIG,[2] PGC 621,[2] ESO 349-031[2] | |
The Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SDIG) is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is a member of the NGC 7793 subgroup of the Sculptor Group.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g Lianou, S.; Cole, A. A. (2013). "The star formation history of the Sculptor dwarf irregular galaxy". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 549: A47. arXiv:1211.0137. Bibcode:2013A&A...549A..47L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220193. S2CID 55237783.
- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Sculptor Dwarf Irregular. Retrieved 2007-03-15.