NGC 2403
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| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 07h 36m 51.4s[1] |
| Declination | +65° 36′ 09″[1] |
| Redshift | 131 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 8 Mly (2.5 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | SAB(s)cd[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 21′.9 × 12′.3[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.9[1] |
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NGC 2403 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the Camelopardalis constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1788. NGC 2403 is an outlying member of the M81 Group,[2] and is approximately 8 million light-years distant. The northern spiral arm connects to NGC 2404.[2] It may be easily seen using 10 × 50 binoculars.[2]
[edit] Supernovae
As of late 2004, there had been two reported supernovae in the galaxy: SN 1954J and SN 2004dj.
[edit] History
Allan Sandage detected Cepheid variables in NGC 2403 using the Hale telescope, making it the first galaxy beyond our local group to have Cepheids found in it.[2] He derived a distance of a mere 8 kly.[2] Today, it is thought to be a a thousand times further away at about 8 Mly.
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