Sextans A

Sextans A — galaxy, shown live in Cosmoscope, a real-time 3D map of the universe.

A boxy little galaxy whose star formation rings its edges, giving it a curiously squared-off shape on the sky.

Type
Irregular dwarf (IBm)
Distance
4.3 million light-years
Shape
A near-square outline of star formation

Seeing Sextans A in real time

Sextans A is placed at its true position on the sky and at its real measured distance, not as a flat backdrop. Fly out from the Sun in the live 3D view and watch it change from a point of light into structure as you approach, with the scale bar showing just how far out you have travelled.

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