NGC 2336

NGC 2336
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension07h 27m 04.1s[1]
Declination+80° 10′ 41″[1]
Redshift0.007352 +/- 0.000003 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2204 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance90.7 ± 28 Mly (27.8 ± 8.6 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.3
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)bc [1]
Apparent size (V)7.1 × 3.9[1]
Other designations
UGC 3809, MCG +13-06-006, PGC 21033[1]
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NGC 2336 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is located at a distance of circa 100 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 2336 is about 200,000 light years across. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1876.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2336. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 2336". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.