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NGC 2460

Summary

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

NGC 2460
NGC 2460 (lower left) and IC 2209 (upper right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension07h 56m 52.33083s[1]
Declination+60° 20′ 57.7266″[1]
Redshift0.004837[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1446 km/s[2]
Distance73.3 ± 5.1 Mly (22.46 ± 1.57 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.46[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)−21.0[3]
Surface brightness22.5 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)a[3]
Other designations
UGC 4097, MCG +10-12-021, PGC 22270[2]

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 edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 2460". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Results for object NGC 2460 (NGC 2460)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  4. ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2450 - 2499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

External links edit

  •   Media related to NGC 2460 at Wikimedia Commons