NGC 2333
| Galaxy NGC 2333 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 08 m 21.3 s |
| declination | + 35 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sat |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015781 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 4731 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(211 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.6 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 4, 1793 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2333 • UGC 3689 • PGC 20223 • MCG + 06-16-020 • IRAS 07050 + 3515 • 2MASX J07082133 + 3510123 • GC 1493 • H III 899 • h 431 • GALEX ASC J070821.26 + 351012.9 • LDCE 487 NED001 | |
NGC 2333 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 211 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The type IIP supernova SN 2010ie was observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on February 4, 1793 .