Sculptor Dwarf

Sculptor Dwarf — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Sculptor Dwarf in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

The first of the Milky Way’s ghostly spheroidal satellites to be discovered — a sparse swarm of ancient stars barely holding together.

Type

Dwarf spheroidal

Distance

280,000 light-years

Note

The first dwarf spheroidal ever found (1937)

Explore Sculptor Dwarf in 3D

Sculptor Dwarf is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.