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NGC 2403 · galaxy

NGC 2403

NGC 2403 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis.

RA07h 36m 51sDec+65° 36' 09"

Image: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. T. Patterson (New Mexico State University) Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab). CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation
NGC 2403
All designations
NGC 2403
Object type
Galaxy
Constellation
Cam
Best viewing
Winter · Spring

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000)
07h 36m 51s
Declination (J2000)
+65° 36' 09"
Apparent magnitude (V)
—
Distance
—
Redshift (z)
0.000445
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Visibility tonight
V

The science

NGC 2403 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group, and is approximately 9.7 million light-years distant.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0

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Companions

Other objects nearby in Cam, or of similar character.

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References

Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.

1 merge conflict resolved
  • coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used