Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  IC 467  ·  NGC 2336
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NGC 2336 / IC 467 Galaxy Pair, Jim Thommes
NGC 2336 / IC 467 Galaxy Pair, Jim Thommes

NGC 2336 / IC 467 Galaxy Pair

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NGC 2336 / IC 467 Galaxy Pair, Jim Thommes
NGC 2336 / IC 467 Galaxy Pair, Jim Thommes

NGC 2336 / IC 467 Galaxy Pair

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This image shows NGC 2336 - classed SAB(rs)bc and at a distance of about 102 million light years. Along with  NGC 2336 is a paired galaxy IC 467 - classed SAB(S)c? and at a distance of about 104 million light years. This pair are separated by about 0.6 million light years (angular separation of about 20.3 arc minutes). The field has multiple background galaxies that can be seen in the full size image. Some have redshift estimated distances  - PGC2781510 is 1,960 million light years; PGC2782391 is 1,176 million light years. The furthest objects visible in this image are the Quasars  and their distances  (by light travel time) range from 3.419 to 10.56 billion years (Lookback).  These objects, information, background galaxies, and some of the brighter stars are identified in the annotated image.

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NGC 2336 / IC 467 Galaxy Pair, Jim Thommes