NGC 247 in Cetus

NGC 247

Credit: DESI LIS, Giuseppe Donatiello

 

NGC 247 ( also PGC 2758) is a dwarf spiral galaxy at 3.3 Mpc (11.1 Mly) in Cetus. It is a member of the Sculptor Group, the nearest groups of galaxies to the Milky Way, and it has got 70,000 light years in diameter.

 

Acknowledgement

Data from DECam Legacy Survey (g,r,z filters) obtained at the Blanco Telescope, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, NSF’s NOIRLab.

 

Full-res: 5000x7500pixel cutout of a large mosaic.

Also here: astrob.in/vv7eq7/0/

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