Image:Ngc253 2mass barred spiral.jpg

The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253, a spiral galaxy (starburst galaxy).

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Atlas Image mosaic obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation.

North is to the top of the image.

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[edit] External links

• http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/gallery/images_galaxies.html

• Sculptor Group
• Barred spiral galaxy
• User:Neurophyre
• Sculptor Galaxy
• Disc galaxy
• Caldwell catalogue
• Herschel 400 Catalogue
• List of spiral galaxies