NGC 6247

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NGC 6247 est une galaxie particulière située dans la constellation du Dragon. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 4 467 ± 2 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 65,9 ± 4,6 Mpc (∼215 millions d'al). NGC 6247 a été découverte par l'astronome prussien Heinrich Louis d'Arrest en 1862.

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