NGC 2847

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extragalactic H-II area
NGC 2847

Constellation	Water snake
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	09h 20m 08.6s
declination	-16 ° 31 ′ 02 ″
Further data
Affiliation	NGC 2848
history
discovery	RJ Mitchell
Date of discovery	March 5, 1855
Catalog names
NGC 2847 • HOLM 128C
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NGC 2847 is an H-II region and major stellar association in the galaxy NGC 2848 .

The object was discovered on March 5, 1855 by the astronomer R. J. Mitchell .

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