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ESO 540-030
Hubble Space Telescope image of ESO 540-030
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension00h 49m 21.1s[1]
Declination−18° 04′ 34″[1]
Redshift0.000747[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity224 km/s[2]
Distance11.35 ± 0.26 Mly (3.48 ± 0.08 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterSculptor Group
Apparent magnitude (B)16.45[1]
Characteristics
TypedG[1]
Apparent size (V)0.81 × 0.56[1]
Other designations
PGC 2881[1]

ESO 540-030 is a faint dwarf galaxy in the Sculptor Group.[1] It has the appearance of a massive scattering of dim stars.

The galaxy is located slightly more than 11 million light-years from Earth. It is difficult to observe due to galaxies situated behind ESO 540-030, and five bright stars between the galaxy and the Solar System.[3] The brightest of them is located around 1500 light-years away from us.[4]

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