NGC 247

spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
Thing dwarf_spiral_galaxy Q594396
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NGC 247

Summary

NGC 247 is a dwarf spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 42 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 247 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 247's instance of is recorded as dwarf spiral galaxy[4].
  • NGC 247's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy[5].
  • NGC 247's constellation is recorded as Cetus[6].
  • NGC 247's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBcd[7].
  • NGC 247's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SAB(s)d[8].
  • NGC 247 is part of Sculptor Group[9].
  • NGC 247 is part of Q67624704[10].
  • NGC 247 is part of Q67796397[11].
  • NGC 247's Commons category is recorded as NGC 247[12].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as NGC 247[13].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00446-2101[14].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2758[15].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as ESO 540-22[16].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00446-2101[17].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00470855-2045374[18].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-03-005[19].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 11[20].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 540-0220[21].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ004708.5-204537[22].
  • NGC 247's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2758[23].
  • NGC 247's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-10-20T00:00:00Z[24].
  • NGC 247's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 247[25].
  • NGC 247's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.000527'}[26].
  • NGC 247's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.10'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dwarf spiral galaxy[4] and low-surface-brightness galaxy[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Sculptor Group[9], a galaxy group[28]; Q67624704[10]; and Q67796397[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 247 has Wikipedia articles in 42 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The Snapshot Hubble U-band Cluster Survey (SHUCS). I. Survey description and first application to the mixed star cluster population of NGC 4041. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Spitzer Local Volume Legacy (LVL) global optical photometry. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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