NGC 24

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NGC 24 is a spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Sculptor, about Script error: No such module "convert". distant from the Milky Way.[1] It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1785, and measures some 40,000 light-years across.[2] The general shape of this galaxy is specified by its morphological classification of SA(s)c,[3] which indicates it is an unbarred spiral with no ring-like structure and moderate to loosely-wound spiral arms. This galaxy is positioned in the vicinity of the Sculptor Group, but is actually a background object that is about two times as distant. It may form a pair with another background galaxy, NGC 45.[4]

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