Astronomy:NGC 2523B

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NGC 2523B
NGC 2523 (left) next to NGC 2523B (right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension 08h 12m 57.0475s[1]
Declination+73° 33′ 47.883″[1]
Redshift0.012782[1]
Distance185.8 ± 13.0 Mly (56.97 ± 3.99 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterUGC 4057 Group (LGG 149)
Apparent magnitude (V)14[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)b? edge-on[1]
Other designations
IRAS 08072+7342, UGC 4259, MCG+12-08-030, PGC 23025[1]

NGC 2523B is a spiral galaxy located around 186 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. The discovery of this galaxy is credited to Philip C. Keenan, in his paper Studies of Extra-Galactic Nebulae. Part I: Determination of Magnitudes, published in The Astrophysical Journal in 1935.[3]

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 2523B is a member of the five member UGC 4057 galaxy group (also known as LGG 149).[4] The other galaxies in the group are NGC 2523, UGC 4014, UGC 4028, and UGC 4057.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Results for object NGC 2523B". NASA and Caltech. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2523B. 
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2523". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc25.htm#2523. 
  3. Keenan, Philip C. (1935). "Studies of Extra-Galactic Nebulae. Part I: Determination of Magnitudes". The Astrophysical Journal 82: 62. doi:10.1086/143656. Bibcode1935ApJ....82...62K. 
  4. 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. 

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