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PGC 17500 - 17999 ← PGC Objects: PGC 18000 - 18499 → PGC 18500 - 18999
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PGC 18051
(= ESO 120-021)
A magnitude 15.5(?) irregular galaxy (type Im sp) in Pictor (RA 05 53 14.5, Dec -59 03 59)
Note About Classification: The type is taken from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies. The "sp" indicates a "spindle", or edge-on galaxy, which makes classification more difficult than usual.
DSS image of region near irregular galaxy PGC 18051
Above, a 12 arcmin wide DSS image centered on PGC 18051
Celestial Atlas
PGC 17500 - 17999 ← PGC Objects: PGC 18000 - 18499 → PGC 18500 - 18999