NGC 5247

NGC 5247
NGC 5247
Image of NGC 5247 made in infrared light with the HAWK-I camera on ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 38m 03.040s[1]
Declination–17° 53′ 02.50″[1]
Redshift0.004520[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity+1,357[3] km/s
Distance60.34 Mly
(18.50 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.5[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)bc[2]
Apparent size (V)5′.6 × 4′.9[2]
Other designations
UGCA 368,[2] PGC 48171[2]

NGC 5247 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy located some 60[3] million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[4] This is a grand design spiral galaxy that displays no indications of distortion caused by interaction with other galaxies.[5] It has two spiral arms that bifurcate after wrapping halfway around the nucleus.[6] The disk is estimated to be 4.9 ± 2.0 kly (1.5 ± 0.6 kpc) in thickness and it is inclined by roughly 28° to the line of sight.[5]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5247: SN 2016C (type IIP, mag. 15.7).[7]

NGC 5247 in ultraviolet by GALEX
  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ApJ131_1163 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference ned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Crook2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Khoperskov2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Patsis1997 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2016C. Retrieved 23 March 2023.