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NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 66.61°   Az: 38.99°   Direction: North-East

NGC 2403 is a Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in the Camelopardalis constellation. NGC 2403 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 8.38, NGC 2403 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 40-50mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2403 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.6650x0.6650 degrees (39.90x39.90 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2403 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (19.95 arcmin) and minor (10.07 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 39m 14s
+65° 32’ 41”
21h 31m 32s
05h 10m 46s

J2000

07h 36m 51s
+65° 36’ 09”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2403 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

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Finder chart for NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2403 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

8.84
8.38
6.98
6.42
6.19

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 2403.

23.48 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2403 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2403 is a visual representation of it.
19.95 arcmin
10.07 arcmin
126°

Morphological Classification

NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is classified as Intermediate Spiral (SABc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis, Intermediate Spiral (SABc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 2403 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 02:29 UTC (altitude: 75.9°)