NGC 2523 | |
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![]() 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] |
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]
References
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[edit]Media related to NGC 2523 at Wikimedia Commons