NGC 247
E597695
NGC 247 is a relatively nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the Sculptor Group, notable for its elongated shape and prominent dust lanes.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sculptor Group galaxy
ⓘ
dwarf spiral galaxy ⓘ galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −18.9 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.9 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | 21.4 × 6.9 arcminutes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | NGC 247 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
young star clusters ⓘ |
| declination | −20° 45′ 38″ ⓘ |
| diameter | 70,000 light-years ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
11.1 million light-years
ⓘ
3.4 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| environment | loose galaxy group ⓘ |
| galaxyType | late-type spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| groupMembership | Sculptor Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDustLanes | yes ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern sky ⓘ |
| inclinationToLineOfSight | approximately edge-on ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sculptor Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorAxisAngularSize | 21.4 arcminutes ⓘ |
| minorAxisAngularSize | 6.9 arcminutes ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SAB(s)d ⓘ |
| nearbyGalaxyTo | NGC 253 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elongated shape
ⓘ
large void in the northern part of the disk ⓘ prominent dust lanes ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| orientationDescription | highly elongated along its major axis ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
ESO 540- G 014
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 2758 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGCA 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | local volume of galaxies ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 161 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.000533 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 00h 47m 08s ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | moderate ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low to moderate ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.