NGC 2280 by the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Canis Major
Right ascension
06h 44m 49.1s[1]
Declination
−27° 38′ 19″[1]
Redshift
0.006334 +/- 0.000010 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity
1899 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance
74.6 ± 16 Mly (22.9 ± 5.0 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
10.5
Characteristics
Type
SA(s)cd [1]
Apparent size (V)
6.3′ × 3.1′[1]
Other designations
UGCA 131, ESO 427- G 002, AM 0642-273, MCG -05-16-020, PGC 19531[1]
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NGC 2280 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canis Major. It is located at a distance of circa 75 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 2280 is about 135,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 1, 1835.[2] One supernova has been observed in NGC 2280, SN 2001fz, a type II supernova[3] discovered by the Beijing Astronomical Observatory Supernova Survey on November 15, 2001.[4] It had a peak magnitude of 17.4.[5]
^ abcdefgh"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2280. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
^Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 2280 (= PGC 19531)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
^"Circular No. 7759". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. International Astronomical Union. 21 November 2001.
^"Circular No. 7753". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. International Astronomical Union. 17 November 2001.
^List of Supernovae IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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