IC 5332 is located approximately 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor.
The galaxy was discovered on November 19, 1897 by the American astronomer Lewis Swift.
IC 5332 has a diameter of 66,000 light-years, making it about a third smaller than our own Milky Way Galaxy.
Also known as ESO 408-9, HIPASS J2334-36 or LEDA 71775, IC 5332 has a very small central bulge and open spiral arms.
It is notable for being almost perfectly face-on with respect to Earth, allowing us to admire the symmetrical sweep of its spiral arms.
According to the De Vaucouleurs system of galaxy classification, IC 5332 is the so-called SABc-type galaxy.
Source: www.sci.news
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