NGC 147

NGC 147 — galaxy, shown live in Cosmoscope, a real-time 3D map of the universe.

A dwarf elliptical satellite of Andromeda, gravitationally paired with nearby NGC 185 — the two orbit each other as they circle M31.

Type
Dwarf elliptical (dE5)
Distance
2.2 million light-years
Pair
Bound to NGC 185

Seeing NGC 147 in real time

NGC 147 is placed at its true position on the sky and at its real measured distance, not as a flat backdrop. Fly out from the Sun in the live 3D view and watch it change from a point of light into structure as you approach, with the scale bar showing just how far out you have travelled.

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