Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2403
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ngc 2403, Wim van Berlo
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ngc 2403

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Ngc 2403 is a liner galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. The galaxy has a diameter of about 70 000 light years, making it somewhat smaller than the Milky Way. It is about 10 Million Lightyears distant. ngc 2403 resembles M33, and it is even slightly larger (M33 is about 60 000 light years in diameter). But M33 is a lot closer at about 2.7 MLy distant.ngc 2403 is a member of the M81 group of galaxies.

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ngc 2403, Wim van Berlo