Autore dello sfondo:
Marius Dinga
15 Nov 2025
NGC 247- Claw Galaxy
NGC 247 (a.k.a. Caldwell 62 and commonly known as the Claw Galaxy) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 11.1 Mly away in the constellation Cetus. 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
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 11.7856 Dec -20.7604
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Chile
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................14 Aug 2020 - 19 Nov 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 639 | 5h30m | 31 |
| Red | 561 | 4h50m | 31 |
| Green | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| Blue | 620 | 5h10m | 30 |
| Halpha | 580 | 4h50m | 30 |