| NGC 2523 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Camelopardalis |
| Z: | 0.011578 ± 4.00e-5 |
| Dist Ly: | 168 Mly (51.66 Mpc) |
| Appmag V: | 10.2 |
| Type: | SB(r)bc |
| Size: | 130,000 ly |
| Size V: | 2.818′ × 1.778′ |
| Notes: | N/A |
| Names: | UGC 04271, ARP 009, CGCG 331-032, CGCG 0809.3+7344 |
NGC 2523 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis.[1] NGC 2523 was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is approximately 130,000 light-years across.[2] NGC 2523 does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.[3]