Ultra-faint dwarf galaxy Sculptor A (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxy Sculptor A — Caption

Sculptor A, one of three newly discovered dwarf galaxies - and unrelated to the well-known Sculptor spiral galaxy - is visible here as a faint accumulation of stars beyond several bright stars in the foreground.

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DECaLS/DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

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