Elliptical galaxy · Sculptor
ESO 351-30 Sculptor Dwarf Elliptical
mag 8.615′ across
About
ESO 351-30 (Sculptor Dwarf Elliptical) is an elliptical galaxy of magnitude 8.6 in Sculptor, about 15′ across.
How to find it
- ESO 351-30 is in the constellation Sculptor.
- Best evenings: around late November it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 46° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)A faint smudge, only from a dark site.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A smooth oval glow, brightening towards the centre.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | ESO 351-30, PGC 3589 |
|---|---|
| Type | Elliptical galaxy (E) |
| Magnitude | 8.6The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 15′ × 15′the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 19.5 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 01h 00m 09.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −33° 42′ 32″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →