编辑“︁NGC 247”︁（章节）

== 附近星系和星系群資訊 ==
NGC 247是與玉夫座星系（NGC 253）引力結合的幾個星系之一。玉夫座星系群是離銀河系最近的星系群之一，而這些星系在玉夫座星系群的中心形成了一個小核心<ref name="karachentsev2005">
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