NGC247 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC247 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:12 (PDT) – 3 hours and 28 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:28.
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Name
NGC247
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h47m [3] |
| Declination: | −20°45' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [4] 15.70 (B) [1] 11.93 (J) [1] 11.43 (H) [1] 11.21 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 64.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.46 |
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