IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775 is an intermediate
spiral galaxy
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[ in the ]constellation
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Sculptor
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. IC 5332 is a delicate spiral galaxy that is unusually faint and beautifully symmetrical. As viewed from earth it is nearly face on. It has a very small central bulge and open spiral arms accounting for its classification (SABc). The galaxy lies in the direction of the galactic south pole.[
IC 5332 is a late type spiral galaxy with observable star formation ongoing, though at such a low rate as to be a stable non- starburst galaxy.]
See also
* List of galaxies
* List of nearest galaxies
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This encompasses about 50 major Local Group galaxies, ...
* List of spiral galaxies
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Intermediate spiral galaxies
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