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Sextans A

Irregular galaxy Sextans A. The bright  foreground stars appear yellowish in this view. Beyond them lie the stars of Sextans A with young blue star clusters clearly visible.
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Irregular galaxy Sextans A. The bright Milky Way foreground stars appear yellowish in this view. Beyond them lie the stars of Sextans A with young blue star clusters clearly visible.

Sextans A or DDO 75, is a tiny dwarf irregular galaxy. It span is 5000 light years across, and is located within the Local Group; 10 million light years away from the Earth.



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