Astronomy:NGC 2415

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NGC 2415
NGC 2415 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLynx[1]
Right ascension 07h 36m 56.7796s[2]
Declination+35° 14′ 30.789″[2]
Redshift0.012619±0.0000170[2]
Helio radial velocity3,783±5 km/s[2]
Distance189.3 ± 13.3 Mly (58.04 ± 4.07 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterNGC 2415 group (LGG 148)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.3B[2]
Characteristics
TypeIm?[2]
Size~63,800 ly (19.56 kpc) (estimated)[2]
Apparent size (V)0.9′ × 0.9′[2]
Other designations
IRAS 07336+3521, 2MASS J07365677+3514307, UGC 3930, MCG+06-17-021, PGC 21399[2]

NGC 2415 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Lynx,[1] near the border with Gemini (some sources claim it is in Gemini[3]). Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,935±12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 189.3 ± 13.3 Mly (58.04 ± 4.07 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1790.[4][3]

NGC 2415 group

NGC 2415 is the namesake of the NGC 2415 group (also known as LGG 148) which has at least 9 members. The other eight galaxies are NGC 2444, NGC 2445, NGC 2476, NGC 2493, NGC 2524, NGC 2528, UGC 3937, and UGC 3944.[5][6]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2415:

  • SN 1998Y (Type II, mag. 18.3) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) 16 March 1998.[7][8]
  • SN 2000C (Type Ic, mag. 15.5) was discovered by Steven Foulkes, and independently by Marco Migliardi, on 8 January 2000.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates". 2 August 2008. http://djm.cc/constellation.html. 
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Results for object NGC 2415". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2415. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2415". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc24.htm#2415. 
  4. Herschel, William (1802). "Catalogue of 500 New Nebulae, Nebulous Stars, Planetary Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars; with Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 92: 477–528. doi:10.1098/rstl.1802.0021. Bibcode1802RSPT...92..477H. 
  5. Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47. Bibcode1993A&AS..100...47G. 
  6. "LGG 148". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LGG+148. 
  7. Li, W.; Modjaz, M.; Treffers, R. R.; Filippenko, A. V.; Leonard, D. C.; Riess, A. G. (1998). "Supernova 1998Y in NGC 2415". International Astronomical Union Circular (6850): 1. Bibcode1998IAUC.6850....1L. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/06800/06850.html#Item1. Retrieved 2025-11-27. 
  8. "SN 1998Y". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1998Y. 
  9. Hurst, G. M.; Villi, M.; Li, W. (2000). "Supernova 2000C in NGC 2415". International Astronomical Union Circular (7348): 1. Bibcode2000IAUC.7348....1H. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/07300/07348.html#Item1. Retrieved 2025-11-27. 
  10. "SN 2000C". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2000C. 

Coordinates: Sky map 07h 36m 56.7796s, +35° 14′ 30.789″