Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 247 and Friends

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 16, 2020 is “NGC 247 and Friends,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Acquisition – Eric Benson , Processing – Dietmar Hager). The original explanation runs about 124 words.

NGC 247 and Friends
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Acquisition – Eric Benson , Processing – Dietmar Hager Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“About 70,000 light-years across, NGC 247 is a spiral galaxy smaller than our Milky Way. Measured to be only 11 million light-years distant it is nearby though.”

— APOD editors, January 16, 2020

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
January 16, 2020
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Acquisition – Eric Benson , Processing – Dietmar Hager
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 124 words

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Source

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