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Sculptor Galaxy

Summary

Sculptor Galaxy is a spiral galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sculptor Galaxy is credited with the discovery of Caroline Herschel[3].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[4].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's instance of is recorded as starburst galaxy[5].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's instance of is recorded as Seyfert galaxy[6].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's constellation is recorded as Sculptor[7].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[8].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SAB(s)c[9].
  • Sculptor Galaxy is part of Sculptor Group[10].
  • Sculptor Galaxy is part of Q67624704[11].
  • Sculptor Galaxy is part of Q67796397[12].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's Commons category is recorded as NGC 253[13].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as NGC 253[14].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00450-2533[15].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00450-2533[16].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2789[17].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00473313-2517196[18].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-03-009[19].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as ESO 474-29[20].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 13[21].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0045-25.5[22].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J004733.3-251722[23].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ004733.1-251719[24].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as AGC 20535[25].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 474-0290[26].
  • Sculptor Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0047-25[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Sculptor Group[10], a galaxy group[28]; Q67624704[11]; and Q67796397[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include spiral galaxy[4], starburst galaxy[5], and Seyfert galaxy[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 253[14], IRAS 00450-2533[15], IRAS F00450-2533[16], PGC 2789[17], 2MASX J00473313-2517196[18], and MCG-04-03-009[19].

Why It Matters

Sculptor Galaxy ranks in the top 5% of spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Caroline Herschel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Optical supernova remnants in nearby galaxies and their influence on star formation rates derived from H{alpha} emission. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Sculptor Group, Q67624704, Q67796397
    Instance of → spiral galaxy, starburst galaxy, Seyfert galaxy
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-25.2888000'}
    Has part(s) → Q9326291
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326291]]"
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