Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
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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.<ref name=Lianou/>
Nearby galaxies and galaxy group informationEdit
The Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy and the dwarf galaxy UGCA 442 are both companions of the spiral galaxy NGC 7793.<ref name="karachentsevetal2003">Template:Cite journal</ref> These galaxies all lie within the Sculptor Group, a weakly bound, filament-like group of galaxies located near the Local Group.<ref name="karachentsevetal2003" />
See alsoEdit
- Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy – a dwarf spheroidal or elliptical galaxy, also in Sculptor, but significantly closer; a satellite of the Milky Way.