NGC 47

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NGC 47
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 14m 30.6s[1]
Declination -07° 10′ 03″[1]
Redshift 5700 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance 263 Mly[citation needed]
Type SB(rs)bc[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 2′.2 × 2′.1[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.5[1]
Notable features none
Other designations
NGC 58,[1] PGC 967,[1] MCG 1-1-55,[1] IRAS 00119-0726[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 47 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus, discovered in 1886 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel. Its alternate name NGC 58 is due to the observation by Lewis Swift, who was unaware that Tempel had already discovered the object earlier. It appears as a small, faint spiral nebula with a bright core and is slightly oval.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 47. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.


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