Cosmic Exploration · galaxy
IC 10
Dwarf irregular · 2.20 million ly
- Morphology
- Dwarf irregular
- Type
- Galaxy
- Dec (deg)
- 59.30379
- Distance from Earth
- 2200000
- Diameter (ly)
- 5000
- RA (deg)
- 5.07223
- Subgroup
- Independent
- Coordinates
- 00h 20m 17.3s +59° 18′ 13.6″ · IC 10 via Sc
Notes
The only starburst galaxy in the Local Group — forming stars far faster than its size suggests — hidden behind the Milky Way's dust, which is why it was catalogued late.
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