| NGC 2613 | |
| Z: | 0.005591 |
| Dist Ly: | 23.99Mpc |
| Appmag V: | 11.6 |
| Type: | SA(s)b |
| Mass: | . |
| Notes: | Edge-on galaxy |
| Names: | IRAS 08311-2248, MCG-04-21-003, UGCA 141, PGC 23997 |
NGC 2613 is a spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Pyxis, next to the western constellation border with Puppis. It was discovered by the German-born astronomer William Herschel on November 20, 1784. With an apparent visual magnitude of 10.5, the galaxy is faintly visible using a telescope with a 1000NaN0 aperture. It appears spindle-shaped as it is almost edge-on to observers on Earth.
The morphological classification of NGC 2613 is SA(s)b, indicating a spiral galaxy with no bar or ring, and moderately tightly-wound spiral arms. It is inclined by an angle of approximately 79° to the line of sight from the Earth and is oriented with the long axis along a position angle of 133°. The radius of neutral hydrogen in the galaxy is about 35 kpc, and the mass of the neutral hydrogen is . The galaxy has a combined dynamic mass of .
NGC 2613 has an active galactic nucleus that is deeply embedded in obscuring gas and dust. Emission data collected by the Very Large Array shows a feature resembling a tidal tail along the southeast side of the galaxy, which was most likely produced by an interaction with the small companion galaxy, ESO 495-G017, now located to the northwest of NGC 2613.
On 20 March 2023, a supernova was observed in NGC 2613: SN 2023dtc (Type Ib, mag. 18).[1]