NGC247 Needle's Eye Galaxy and Burbidge's Chain (right)

NGC 247 is 11.8 million light-years away from us, with a diameter of about 70 thousand light-years. The galaxy's angular size is 19.2x5.5 arcminutes. NGC 247 has a void clearly visible in photographs, which is why it is called the Needle's Eye galaxy. It is located in the constellation Cetus. It is difficult to observe at mid-latitudes in Russia. Nearby is a group of 4 galaxies called Burbidge's Chain. This group of galaxies is about 350 million light-years away from us, which is almost 30 times farther than NGC 247.