NGC 1947
| Galaxy NGC 1947 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 26 m 47.6 s |
| declination | -63 ° 45 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0- pec / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ × 2.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 119 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.003669 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | (1100 ± 24) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(40 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (12.4 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Discovery date | November 5, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1947 • PGC 17296 • ESO 085-087 • 2MASX J05264761-6345360 • SGC 052628-6348.1 • LDCE 0328 NED026 | |
NGC 1947 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 40 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by astronomer James Dunlop on November 5, 1826 .