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| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| H II region | |
 NGC 2404 is the giant H II region to the left | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 07h 36m 51.4s[1] |
| Declination | +65° 36′ 09″[1] |
| Distance | 9,650,000 ly (2,960,000[2] pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +16.9 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 20 arcsecs[3] |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 470 (estimated)[4] ly |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -14.5 |
| Notable features | Massive H II region, the largest one in NGC 2403. |
NGC 2404 is a massive H II region inside NGC 2403, a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis. It was discovered on February 2, 1886 by Gulliaume Bigourdan. NGC 2404 is approximately 940 ly in diameter, making it one of the largest H II regions so far known. It is the largest H II region in NGC 2403, and lies at the outskirts of the galaxy, making for a striking similarity with NGC 604 in M33, both in size and location in the host galaxy. This H II region contains 30-40 Wolf-Rayet stars,[5] and unlike the Tarantula Nebula, but similar to NGC 604, NGC 2404's open cluster is probably much less compact, so it probably looks like a large stellar association. This H II region is probably only a few million years old.
- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2403. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
- ^ Carlin, Jeffrey L.; Garling, Christopher T.; Peter, Annika H. G.; Crnojević, Denija; Forbes, Duncan A.; Hargis, Jonathan R.; Mutlu-Pakdil, Burçin; Pucha, Ragadeepika; Romanowsky, Aaron J.; Sand, David J.; Spekkens, Kristine; Strader, Jay; Willman, Beth (2019). "Tidal Destruction in a Low-mass Galaxy Environment: The Discovery of Tidal Tails around DDO 44". The Astrophysical Journal. 886 (2): 109. arXiv:1906.08260. Bibcode:2019ApJ...886..109C. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab4c32. S2CID 195218404.
- ^ O'Meara, Stephen James (2002). "Deep-Sky Companions: The Cadwell Objects" (PDF). Sky Publishing Corporation. ISBN 0-933346-97-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 Oct 2023. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
- ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 470 ly. radius
- ^ Finlay, W. H. (April 18, 2006). Concise Catalog of Deep-sky Objects: Astrophysical Information for 500 Galaxies, Clusters and Nebulae. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781852338510 – via Google Books.