NGC 5247
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| NGC 5247 | |
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| NGC 5247
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 03.040s[1] |
| Declination | –17° 53′ 02.50″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004520[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | +1,357[3] km/s |
| Distance | 60.34 Mly (18.50 Mpc)[3] |
| Type | SA(s)bc[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5′.6 × 4′.9[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGCA 368,[2] PGC 48171[2] | |
NGC 5247 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy located some 60[3] million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It most likely belongs to the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies; the same supercluster that hosts the Milky Way galaxy. This is a grand design spiral galaxy that displays no indications of distortion caused by interaction with other galaxies.[4] It has two spiral arms that bifurcate after wrapping half way around the nucleus.[5] The disk is estimated to be 4.9 ± 2.0 kly (1.5 ± 0.6 kpc) in thickness and it is inclined by roughly 28° to the line of sight.[4]
References
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External links
- NGC 5247 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
13h 38m 03s, −17° 53′ 03″
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