Q1049088

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Camelopardalis
Right ascension: 07 51 54.772
Declination: +73 ° 00 ′ 56.42 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 3450 km/s
Distance: 180 million ly
Group or cluster: NGC 2523 Group
Type: SBc
Size: ~117,900 ly (36.14 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.633 x 1.159 arcmin

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Image: A curious supernova in NGC 2441.jpg

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NGC 2441 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3492 ± 2 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 168.0 ± 11.8 Mly (51.51 ± 3.61 Mpc). In addition, 16 non-redshift measurements give a distance of 176.16 ± 16.80 Mly (54.012 ± 5.151 Mpc). The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on 8 August 1882.

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 2441 is a member of the NGC 2523 galaxy group (also known as LGG 154). This group contains five galaxies, including NGC 2523, NGC 2550A, UGC 4041, and UGC 4199.