NGC 2523
NGC 2523 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 2523 was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is approximately 130,000 light-years across. NGC 2523 does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.
References
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "NGC 2523 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "NGC 2523 - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
External links
Media related to NGC 2523 at Wikimedia Commons
