IC 5332

IC 5332
HST image of IC 5332
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	23h 34m 27.5s[1]
Declination	−36° 06′ 04″[1]
Redshift	701 ± 6 km/s[1]
Distance	39 million light-years
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.72[2]
Characteristics
Type	Sc[1]
Apparent size (V)	8.128' × 7.762'[1]
Other designations
IC 5332, PGC 71775

IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775 is a spiral galaxy about 39 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. IC 5332 is a delicate spiral galaxy that is unusually faint and beautifully symmetrical. As viewed from earth it is nearly face on. It has a very small central bulge and open spiral arms accounting for its classification (Sc). The galaxy lies in the direction of the celestial south pole.^[1]

IC 5332 is a late type spiral galaxy with observable star formation ongoing, though at such a low rate as to be a stable non-starburst galaxy.^[3] It is a somewhat tenuous spiral galaxy with a very low surface brightness of just 23.8 mag/squ arc sec.

See also[]

• List of galaxies
• List of nearest galaxies
• List of spiral galaxies

References[]

External links[]

• IC 5332 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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