NGC 5247

NGC 5247
Image of NGC 5247 made in infrared light with the HAWK-I camera on ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	13h 38m 3s[1]
Declination	-17° 53′ 03″[1]
Redshift	0.004520[1]
Helio radial velocity	1355 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance	72 Mly (22.2 Mpc)[2]
Type	SA(s)bc[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	5′.6 × 4′.9[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.5[1]
Other designations
UGCA 368[1], PGC 48171[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 5247 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo located 60–70 million light-years away.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5247. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+5247&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2007-04-03. 
2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 5247". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+5247. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 

External links

• NGC 5247 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates: 13^h 38^m 03^s, −17° 53′ 03″