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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lenticular galaxy
- Constellation
- Dorado
- Distance from Earth
- 13.91
- Image
- NGC1947 - HST - Potw2051a.tif
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- catalog code
- [SLK2004] 494
- Commons category
- NGC 1947
- galaxy morphological type
- S0
- discoverer or inventor
- James Dunlop
- time of discovery or invention
- 1826-11-05
- redshift
- 0.003669
- apparent magnitude
- 7.497
- right ascension
- 81.6983875
- declination
- -63.7600222
- radial velocity
- 1138
- epoch
- J2000.0
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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
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