NGC 1947
NGC 1947 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Dorado. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1947:
| NGC: | NGC 1947 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.43 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.75 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:26:47.61 |
| Declination: | -63:45:36.10 |
| Major axis: | 3.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.18 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 89° |
| Radial velocity: | 1138 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003803 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS