Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 247
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NGC 247, Alan Karty
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NGC 247

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NGC 247

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NGC 247 (commonly known as the Claw Galaxy) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 11.1 Mly away in the constellationCetus.  NGC 247 is a member of the Sculptor Group, and is 70 000 light years in diameter. NGC 247 has an unusually large void on one side of its spiral disk. This void contains some older, redder stars but no younger, bluer stars.

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NGC 247, Alan Karty