NGC 2283

NGC 2283
NGC 2283 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canis Major
Right ascension	06h 45m 52.7853s
Declination	−18° 12′ 37.319″
Redshift	0.002805
Heliocentric radial velocity	841 ± 3 km/s
Distance	47.8 ± 3.4 Mly (14.66 ± 1.04 Mpc)
Group or cluster	RR 140
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.5
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)cd
Size	~56,500 ly (17.31 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	3.6′ × 2.7′
Other designations
ESO 557- G 013, RR 140b, IRAS 06436-1809, 2MASS J06455276-1812374, MCG -03-18-002, PGC 19562

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). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 February 1785.

NGC 2283 forms a physical pair with galaxy IC 2171, collectively named RR 140, with an optical separation of 1593″ between them.

SIMBAD lists NGC 2283 as an active galaxy nucleus candidate.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2283: SN 2023axu (Type II, mag. 15.6404) was discovered by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc Survey (DLT40) on 28 January 2023.

Image gallery

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  Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 2283
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  James Webb Space Telescope image of NGC 2283
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  James Webb Space Telescope image of NGC 2283

See also

• List of NGC objects (2001–3000)

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 2283 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 2283 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images