IC 2233
Coordinates: 
08h 13m 58.77s, +45° 44′ 41.9″
08h 13m 58.77s, +45° 44′ 41.9″| IC 2233 | |
|---|---|
J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 08h 13m 58.77s[1] |
| Declination | +45° 44′ 41.9″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.001868[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 559 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 40 million light-years[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.63[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sd D[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J08135890+4544317, SDSS J081358.76+454441.8, Z 236-36, FGC 730, 2MASXI J0813589+454434, SHOC 192, Z 0810.4+4554, IRAS F08104+4553, MCG+08-15-052, TC 702, [M98c] 081027.6+455350, LCSB L334, 2MFGC 6519, UGC 4278, LEDA 23071, RFGC 1340, UZC J081358.9+454434 | |
IC 2233, also known as UGC 4278, is a
Very Large Array showed the two galaxies lie at different distances.[3] This galaxy was discovered by British astronomer Isaac Roberts
in 1894.
Gallery
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![The remarkably thin galaxy IC 2233 is featured in this image from the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.[4]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portrait_of_a_Needle_Galaxy.jpg/347px-Portrait_of_a_Needle_Galaxy.jpg)
The remarkably thin galaxy IC 2233 is featured in this image from the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.[4]
![The remarkably thin galaxy IC 2233 is featured in this image from the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.[4]](/File:Portrait_of_a_Needle_Galaxy.jpg)
References
- ^ a b c d e f "SIMBAD basic query result". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "The Needle Galaxy". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- S2CID 15329889.
- ^ "Portrait of a Needle Galaxy". noirlab.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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