NGC 47
Coordinates: 
00h 14m 30.6s, −07° 10′ 03″
00h 14m 30.6s, −07° 10′ 03″J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 30.6s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 10′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019013[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5700 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | ~236 Mly (redshift) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 2.1′[1] |
| Notable features | none |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 58,[1] PGC 967,[1] MCG 1-1-55,[1] IRAS 00119-0726[1] | |
NGC 47 (also known as NGC 58, MCG -1-1-55, IRAS00119-0726 and PGC 967) is a
Lewis Swift
, who was unaware that Tempel had already discovered the celestial object earlier. It appears as a small, faint spiral nebula with a bright core and is slightly oval.
It is approximately 236 Mly (236 million
References
External links
Media related to NGC 47 at Wikimedia Commons- SEDS: Spiral Galaxy NGC 47
- NGC 47 on
