NGC 747

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NGC 747
NGC747 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 57m 29s
Declination -09° 27 45″
Redshift 0.0179
Apparent magnitude  (B)14
Surface brightness 23.05 mag/arcsec2
Other designations
PGC 7366, 2MASX J01573044-0927444, MCG -02-06-007, SDSS J015730.45-092744.5

NGC 747 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. [1] Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,100 ± 19 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 75.2 ± 5.3 Mpc (~245 million ly). [2] NGC 747 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886. [3] The luminosity class of NGC 747 is II and it has a broad HI line. [4] To date, four non-redshift measurements yield a distance of 83.900 ± 4.166 Mpc (~274 million ly), which is within the Hubble distance range. [5] Note, however, that it is with the average value of independent measurements, when they exist, that the NASA/IPAC database calculates the diameter of a galaxy and that consequently the diameter of NGC 747 could be approximately 23 .9 kpc (~78,000 ly). [6] In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 713, NGC 731, NGC 755 and NGC 767.

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