Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 247
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NGC 247, Eddie Bagwell
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NGC 247

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NGC 247

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NGC 247
Caldwell 62
Claw Galaxy

NGC 247 is an intermediate spiral galaxy 11 million light-years away in the Constellation Cetus. It is a member of the Sculptor Group and is 70K light years in diameter. The galaxy has an unusually large void on one side of its spiral disk located in my image on the east side. This void contains some older, redder stars but no younger, bluer stars.

Thanks, Eddie

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