NGC 2523 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis.[1] NGC 2523 was discovered on 7 September 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is approximately 120,000 light-years across.[1][2][3] NGC 2523 does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.[2][4]
NGC 2523 is one of several galaxies chosen by Halton Arp as an example of a spiral galaxy that has a separation of one of its arms. It is listed in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 9.[5]
NGC 2523 group
According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 2523 is the largest and brightest galaxy of the NGC 2523 Group (also known as LGG 154), which contains 5 galaxies, including NGC 2441, NGC 2550A, UGC 4041, and UGC 4199.[6]
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 2523: SN 2024aeee (type II, mag. 16) was discovered by Shinichi Ono on 17 December 2024.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Results for object NGC 2523". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b "NGC 2523 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2523". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "NGC 2523 - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Arp, Halton (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 14: 1. Bibcode:1966ApJS...14....1A. doi:10.1086/190147.
- ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ^ "SN 2024aeee". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 2523 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 2523 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
