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NGC 2403

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Also known as C 7

spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis

Key facts

Constellation
Camelopardalis
Right ascension
07 36 51.298
Declination
+65 ° 36 ′ 09.662 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
133 ± 0 km/s
Distance
9.65 Mly (2.96 Mpc )
Type
SAB(s)cd
Size
~90,300 ly (27.69 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
21.9′ × 12.3′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
3.1
Image
NGC2403 Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 2403
catalog code
[VDD93] 65
Commons gallery
NGC 2403
time of discovery or invention
1788-11-01
galaxy morphological type
SBc
apparent magnitude
6.191
redshift
0.000430
right ascension
114.2141500
declination
65.6025472
radial velocity
129
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NGC 2403 (also known as Caldwell 7) 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.

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