ESO 540-030 is a faint dwarf galaxy in the Sculptor Group.[1] It has the appearance of a massive scattering of dim stars.
ESO 540-030 | |
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![]() Hubble Space Telescope image of ESO 540-030 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 00h 49m 21.1s[1] |
Declination | −18° 04′ 34″[1] |
Redshift | 0.000747[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 224 km/s[2] |
Distance | 11.35 ± 0.26 Mly (3.48 ± 0.08 Mpc)[2] |
Group or cluster | Sculptor Group |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.45[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | dG[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.81′ × 0.56′[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 2881[1] |
The galaxy is located slightly more than 11 million light-years from Earth. It is difficult to observe due to galaxies situated behind ESO 540-030, and five bright stars between the galaxy and the Solar System.[3] The brightest of them is located around 1500 light-years away from us.[4]
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