Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 247
This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 247 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxy appears close to the centre. The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees across.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1107c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 March 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1107 |
| Size: | 10152 x 10336 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 247 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy |
| Distance: | 11 million light years |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 47 8.52 |
| Position (Dec): | -20° 45' 37.08" |
| Field of view: | 170.42 x 173.51 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |