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NGC 6947

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Also known as New General Catalogue 6947

spiral galaxy in the constellation Microscopium

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Constellation: Microscopium
Distance from Earth: 78.34
Image: NGC 6947 DSS.jpg

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discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1834-09-28
catalog code: Gaia DR2 6792389559133714560
apparent magnitude: 9.995
galaxy morphological type: Sb
redshift: 0.018690
right ascension: 310.31291396456200
declination: -32.48646117629980
radial velocity: 5551
epoch: J2000.0

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