NGC 2523
Galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis
NGC 2523 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis.[1] NGC 2523 was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is approximately 130,000 light-years across.[1][2] NGC 2523 does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.[2][3]
| NGC 2523 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2523 (left) next to NGC 2523B (right) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 08h 15m 0.10s[1] |
| Declination | +73° 34′ 44.30″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011578 ± 4.00e-5[1] |
| Distance | 168 Mly (51.66 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)bc |
| Size | 130,000 ly[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.818′ × 1.778′[1] |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 04271,[1] ARP 009,[1] CGCG 331-032,[1] CGCG 0809.3+7344[1] | |
References
- ^ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 "NGC 2523 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "NGC 2523 - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
External links
Media related to NGC 2523 at Wikimedia Commons
