NGC 2485 explained

NGC 2485
Constellation Name:Canis Minor
Z:0.015391
Dist Ly:233 Mly (71.43 Mpc)
H Radial V:4,630 km/s
Ra:07h 56m 48.66s
Dec:+07d 28m 40.62s
Appmag V:12.2
Sbrightness:13.08
Type:Sa
Size:110,000 ly
Names:PGC 22266, UGC 4112, IRAS 07541+0736, MCG+01-21-001, NSA 134732, SDSS J075648.66+072840.6, UZC J075648.7+0728400, LEDA 22266
Epoch:J2000
Size V:1.6' x 1.6'
Appmag B:13.1

NGC 2485 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canis Minor.[1] It is located 233 million light-years away from Earth and has an estimated diameter of 110,000 thousand light-years.[2] NGC 2485 was discovered on March 25, 1864, by Albert Marth[3] and has an approximate surface magnitude of 13.08.[4]

References

  1. Web site: NGC 2485 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP . 2024-04-23 . server1.sky-map.org.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results . 2024-04-23 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2450 - 2499 . 2024-04-23 . cseligman.com.
  4. Web site: Data from NGC and IC catalogue by Wolfgang Steinickle from NGC 2400-2499 . 2024-04-23 . astrovalleyfield.ca.