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NGC 247

Coordinates: Sky map 00h 47m 08.2851s, −20° 45′ 37.645″
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NGC 247
NGC 247 imaged by the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 47m 08.2851s[1]
Declination−20° 45′ 37.645″[1]
Distance11.02 ± 0.20 Mly (3.38 ± 0.06 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)9.86[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)d[1]
Size~93,000 ly (28.52 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)21.4′ × 6.9′[1]
Other designations
HIPASS J0047-20, LEDA 2758, ESO-LV 540-0220, IRAS F00446-2101, 2MASX J00470855-2045374, ESO 540-22, IRAS 00446-2101, MCG-04-03-005, GLXY G113.8-83.5+144, KUG 0044-210, UGCA 11, PGC 2758,[1] Caldwell 62

NGC 247 (also known as Caldwell 62 and commonly known as the Claw Galaxy[3]) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. Its distance has been computed to be 11.02 ± 0.20 Mly (3.38 ± 0.06 Mpc) by using near-infrared photometry of Cepheid variables.[2] The galaxy had previously been estimated to be about 12.2 Mly distant.[4] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 20 October 1784.[5]

NGC 247 is a member of the Sculptor Group, and is about 93,000 light years in diameter.[1] NGC 247 has an unusually large void on one side of its spiral disk. This void contains some older, redder stars but no younger, bluer stars.[6]

Nearby galaxies and galaxy group information

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NGC 247 is one of several galaxies that is gravitationally bound to the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). These galaxies form a small core in the center of the Sculptor Group, which is one of the nearest groups of galaxies to the Milky Way.[7] Most other galaxies associated with the Sculptor Group are only weakly gravitationally bound to this core.[7][8]

Burbidge's Chain

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In 1963, Geoffrey Burbidge and Margaret Burbidge identified a group of five background galaxies located northeast of NGC 247.[9] This grouping came to be known as Burbidge's Chain, and in 1977 it was listed in the VV catalog as VV 518.[10] Individually, the 5 galaxies are also identified as NGC 247A, NGC 247B, NGC 247C, NGC 247D, and ESO 540-025.

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results for object NGC 0247". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 Gieren, Wolfgang; Pietrzyński, Grzegorz; Soszyński, Igor; Szewczyk, Olaf; Bresolin, Fabio; Kudritzki, Rolf-Peter; Urbaneja, Miguel A.; Storm, Jesper; Minniti, Dante; García-Varela, Alejandro (2009). "The Araucaria Project: The Distance to the Sculptor Galaxy NGC 247 from Near-Infrared Photometry of Cepheid Variables". The Astrophysical Journal. 700 (2): 1141. arXiv:0905.2699. Bibcode:2009ApJ...700.1141G. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/700/2/1141.
  3. ↑ Chadwick, Stephen; Cooper, Ian (11 December 2012). Imaging the Southern Sky. Springer. p. 328. ISBN 978-1461447498.
  4. ↑ ""eso1107 — Photo Release: The Dusty Disc of NGC 247"". www.eso.org. Retrieved 24 Jul 2022.
  5. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 247". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Wagner-Kaiser, R.; Demaio, T.; Sarajedini, A.; Chakrabarti, S. (2014). "The Void in the Sculptor Group Spiral Galaxy NGC 247". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 443 (4): 3260–3269. arXiv:1407.0584. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.443.3260W. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1327.
  7. 1 2 Karachentsev, I. D. (2005). "The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups". Astronomical Journal. 129 (1): 178–188. arXiv:astro-ph/0410065. Bibcode:2005AJ....129..178K. doi:10.1086/426368. S2CID 119385141.
  8. ↑ Karachentsev, I. D.; Grebel, E. K.; Sharina, M. E.; Dolphin, A. E.; Geisler, D.; Guhathakrta, P.; Hodge, P. W.; Karachentseva, V. E.; Sarajedini, A.; Seitzer, P. (2003). "Distances to nearby galaxies in Sculptor". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 404 (1): 93–111. arXiv:astro-ph/0302045. Bibcode:2003A&A...404...93K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030170. S2CID 54977869.
  9. ↑ Burbidge, E. M.; Burbidge, G. R.; Hoyle, F. (1963). "Condensations in the Intergalactic Medium". The Astrophysical Journal. 138: 873. Bibcode:1963ApJ...138..873B. doi:10.1086/147692.
  10. ↑ Vorontsov-Velyaminov, B. A. (1977). "Atlas of interacting galaxies, Part II and the concept of fragmentation of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 28: 1. Bibcode:1977A&AS...28....1V.
  11. ↑ "The centre of NGC 247". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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