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      NGC7793 flocculent spiral galaxy
      Wallpaper author:
      yoshiharu yamashita

      11 May 2024

      NGC7793 flocculent spiral galaxy

      NGC 7793 is a flocculent spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.The galaxy is located at a distance of 12.2 million light years and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 227 km/s. NGC 7793 is one of the five brightest galaxies within the Sculptor Group

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      NGC 7793

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      NGC7793 flocculent spiral galaxy