| NGC 5247 | |
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Image of NGC 5247 made in infrared light with the HAWK-I camera on ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 38m 3s[1] |
| Declination | -17° 53′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004520[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1355 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 72 Mly (22.2 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | SA(s)bc[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5′.6 × 4′.9[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGCA 368[1], PGC 48171[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 5247 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo located 60–70 million light-years away.