  Preliminary results obtained from BeppoSAX observation of the starburst
galaxy NGC253 are presented. X-ray emission from the object is clearly extended
but most of the emission is concentrated on the optical nucleus. Preliminary
analysis of the LECS and MECS data obtained using the central 4' region
indicates that the continuum is well fitted by two thermal components at 0.9
keV and 7 keV. Fe K line at 6.7 keV is detected for the first time in this
galaxy; the line has an equivalent width of ~300eV. The line energy and the
shape of the 2-10 keV continuum strongly support thermal origin of the hard
X-ray emission of NGC253. From the measurement of the Fe K line the abundances
can be unambiguously constrained to ~0.25 the solar value. Other lines clearly
detected are Si, S and Fe XVIII/Ne, in agreement with ASCA results.
