Dwarf · Sculptor Group

Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

The Sculptor Dwarf is one of the first dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way to be discovered (1937). It is dominated by ancient stars 10–13 billion years old, with no current star formation. Its dark matter content is one of the highes

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