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NGC 2403

Galaxy · Galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis

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NGC 2403
Picture: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. T. Patterson (New Mexico State University), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About NGC 2403

NGC 2403 is about 10.37 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 10.37 million years ago.

The map lists it as a galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance10.37 million light-years (3.18 Mpc)
Distance methodredshift-independent (literature)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 30.8°, SGB -8.3°

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Council of Giants, a view about 36 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

NGC 2403 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. Alternatively, it is known as Caldwell 7. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group of galaxies, and is approximately 9.7 million light-years distant.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article NGC 2403, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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