NGC 47 (also known as NGC 58, MCG -1-1-55, IRAS00119-0726 and PGC 967) is a barred spiral galaxy in the

constellation A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. The origins of the e ...

Cetus, discovered in 1886 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel. Its alternate name NGC 58 is due to the observation by Lewis Swift, who was unaware that Tempel had already discovered the celestial object earlier. It appears as a small, faint spiral nebula with a bright core and is slightly oval. It is approximately 236 Mly (236 million

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s) from Earth, measured by way of a generic "redshift estimate".

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SEDS: Spiral Galaxy NGC 47
* {{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 0047 Barred spiral galaxies Cetus (constellation) 0047 00967 18861021 Discoveries by Lewis Swift Discoveries by Wilhelm Tempel