NGC 2342 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Gemini. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5445 ± 11 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 80.31 ± 5.62 Mpc (~262 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on 10 November 1864.[2]
NGC 2342 is a luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG).[1] Together with NGC 2341, they both form a gravitationally bound galaxy pair listed as HOLM 86.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 2342: SN 2023vck (type Ib, mag 19.917) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 15 October 2023.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Results for NGC 2342". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2342". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Holmberg, Erik (1 January 1937). "A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems". Annals of the Observatory of Lund. 6: 1–173. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "SN 2023vck". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 2342 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 2342 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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