Astronomy:NGC 2357

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NGC 2357
NGC 2357 (DSS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationGemini
Right ascension 07h 17m 41s[1]
Declination+23° 21′ 24″[1]
Redshift0.007589[1]
Distance106.6 ± 11 Mly
(32.7 ± 3.4 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeScd[1]
Apparent size (V)4.26' × 0.35'[1]
Other designations
UGC 3782, PGC 20592.[1]

NGC 2357 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Gemini. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan on 6 February 1885.[2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2357:

  • SN 2010bj (Type II-P, mag. 16.1) was discovered by L. Cox and Tim Puckett on 27 March 2010.[3][4]
  • SN 2015I (Type Ia, mag. 15.7) was discovered by Toshihide Noguchi on 2 May 2015.[5][6][7]

See also

References

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