NGC 2283

Galaxy in the constellation Canis Major

NGC 2283
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 2283.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canis Major
Right ascension	06^h 45^m 52.6905^s^[1]
Declination	−18° 12′ 37.22″^[1]
Redshift	0.002805 ^[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	841 ± 3 km/s^[1]
Distance	47.8 ± 3.4 Mly (14.66 ± 1.04 Mpc)^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.5^[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)cd^[1]
Size	~56,500 ly (17.31 kpc) (estimated)^[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.6' x 2.7'^[1]
Other designations
IRAS 06436-1809, 2MASS J06455276-1812374, MCG -03-18-002, PGC 19562, ESO 557- G 013^[1]

NGC 2283 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canis Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 994 ± 11 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 14.66 ± 1.04 Mpc (∼48 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 February 1785.^[2]

SIMBAD lists NGC 2283 as an active galaxy nucleus candidate.^[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2283: SN 2023axu (type II, mag 15.6).^[4]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2283. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ Celestial Atlas entry for NGC 2283. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ SIMBAD database entry for NGC 2283. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023axu. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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Constellation of Canis Major

Bayer	α (Sirius) β (Mirzam) γ (Muliphein) δ (Wezen) ε (Adhara) ζ (Furud) η (Aludra) θ ι κ λ μ ν¹ ν² ν³ ξ¹ ξ² ο¹ ο² π σ (Unurgunite) τ ω
Flamsteed	10 11 12 15 17 26 27
Variable	R W Z UW (29) VY CX EZ FN FS FY LS NR
HR	2318 2437 2447 2450 2758 2764 2766 2812
HD	43197 (Amadioha) 45184 45364 47186
Other	RX J0720.4−3125 WASP-64 (Atakoraka) WISE 0713−2917 WR 7