NGC 2523B

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NGC 2523B
NGC 2523 (left) next to NGC 2523B (right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right ascension	08h 12m 56s
Declination	+73° 33′ 47″
Redshift	0.011578 ± 4.00e-5
Distance	168 Mly (51.66 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.37
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)bc
Notable features	N/A
Other designations
PGC 23025

NGC 2523B is a spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 2523B was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is estimated to have dimensions of 1.905′ × 0.275′. NGC 2523B does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.^[1]