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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.003803
Coordinates
RA 81.6984° · Dec -63.7600°
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Key facts

Constellation
Dorado
Right ascension
05 26 47.6
Declination
−63 ° 45 ′ 36 ″
Redshift
0.003669 ± 0.000080
Heliocentric radial velocity
1,100 ± 24 km / s
Distance
47.8 ± 11.7 Mly (14.65 ± 3.6 Mpc )
Type
S0- pec
Apparent size v
3.0 ′ × 2.6 ′
Notable features
Polar-ring

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1947 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy lies about 50 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 1947 is approximately 75,000 light years across. It was discovered by James Dunlop on November 5, 1826.

Characteristics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 1947” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.