NGC 247
Caldwell 62
NGC 247 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 247:
| NGC: | NGC 247 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 62 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.21 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.67 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.08 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.67 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:47:08.55 |
| Declination: | -20:45:37.40 |
| Major axis: | 19.68 ' |
| Minor axis: | 5.55 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 167° |
| Radial velocity: | 159 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000531 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS