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]

NGC 2283
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 2283.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanis Major
Right ascension06h 45m 52.6905s[1]
Declination−18° 12′ 37.22″[1]
Redshift0.002805 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity841 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance47.8 ± 3.4 Mly (14.66 ± 1.04 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(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]

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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References

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