NGC 1947

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NGC 1947 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy lies about 50 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 1947 is approximately 75,000 light years across. It was discovered by James Dunlop on November 5, 1826.

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Image: Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Rosario Acknowledgement: Leo Shatz, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.