NGC 2460

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NGC 2460
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NGC 2460 (lower left) and IC 2209 (upper right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 07h 56m 52.33083s [1]
Declination +60° 20′ 57.7266″ [1]
Redshift 0.004837 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1446 km/s [2]
Distance 73.3 ± 5.1  Mly (22.46 ± 1.57  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.46 [3]
Absolute magnitude  (V)−21.0 [3]
Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
Type SA(s)a [3]
Other designations
UGC 4097, MCG +10-12-021, PGC 22270 [2]

NGC 2460 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on August 11, 1882. [4]

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It is also identified as an active nucleus galaxy. Its redshift of 0.004837 gives a distance of 22 megaparsecs, or approximately 70 million light-years. [3]

Physical characteristics

NGC 2460 has an absolute magnitude of −21.0, and an apparent magnitude of 11.46. [3] Several arms extend for long distances from the central galaxy, perhaps as a result of an interaction with nearby galaxy PGC 213434. [4] The galaxy has a radial velocity of 1446 km/s. [2]

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References

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