| NGC 2283 | |
| Constellation Name: | Canis Major |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SB(s)cd[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.002805 |
| H Radial V: | 841 ± 3 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 11.5 |
| Size V: | 3.6' x 2.7' |
| Size: | ~17.31kpc (estimated) |
| Names: | , ESO 557- G 013 |
NGC 2283 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canis Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 994 ± 11 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 14.66 ± 1.04 Mpc (∼48 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 February 1785.[2]
SIMBAD lists NGC 2283 as an active galaxy nucleus candidate.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 2283: SN 2023axu (type II, mag 15.6).[4]