NGC 2342

NGC 2342
The spiral galaxy NGC 2342 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationGemini
Right ascension07h 09m 18.0802s[1]
Declination+20° 38′ 09.762″[1]
Redshift0.017652[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5291 ± 2 km/s[1]
Distance261.9 ± 18.3 Mly (80.29 ± 5.62 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeS pec[1]
Size~149,200 ly (45.73 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4′ × 1.3′[1]
Other designations
HOLM 086A, IRAS 07063+2043, 2MASX J07091808+2038092, UGC 3709, MCG +03-19-004, PGC 20265, CGCG 086-007[1]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2342". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "SN 2023vck". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.