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Spiral galaxy NGC 247 in Cetus

by

J.Lodriguss/Novapix

Reference

a-gax02-47001

Date

2006-09-07

It has a slightly irregular shape on one end where the spiral arm has a hollowed out appearance on long-exposure photographs. It is located about 5 degrees north of its famous neighbor in Sculptor, Galaxy NGC 253. It is about the same size as NGC 253, but two magnitudes fainter. Both galaxies are fairly close to us at 8-12 million light years.