NGC 2357

NGC 2357
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Gemini
Right ascension 07h 17m 41s[1]
Declination +23° 21 24[1]
Redshift 0.007589[1]
Distance 106.6 ± 11 Mly
(32.7 ± 3.4 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.0[1]
Characteristics
Type Scd[1]
Apparent size (V) 4.26' × 0.35'[1]
Other designations
UGC 3782, PGC 20592.[1]

NGC 2357 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Gemini. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan on 6 February 1885.[2]

Supernovae

SN 2010bj, a Type II-P supernova, was detected in February 2010, and SN 2015I, a Type Ia supernova was detected in May 2015.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NED Results for object NGC 2357". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects 2350-2399". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. IAU. Retrieved 19 February 2017.


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