NGC 247 · galaxy
NGC 247
NGC 247 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 11.1 Mly away in the constellation Cetus.
RA00h 47m 08sDec−20° 45' 36"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 247
- All designations
- NGC 247
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Best viewing
- Autumn · Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 00h 47m 08s
- Declination (J2000)
- −20° 45' 36"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.000580
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 247 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 11.1 Mly away in the constellation Cetus. This distance was confirmed in late February 2011. Previous measurements showed that the galaxy was about 12.2 Mly away, but this was proved to be wrong. NGC 247 is a member of the Sculptor Group, and is 70 000 light years in diameter.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used