Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  IC 467  ·  NGC 2336
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NGC 2336 - Barred Spiral in Camelopardalis, Monty Chandler
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NGC 2336 - Barred Spiral in Camelopardalis

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NGC 2336 - Barred Spiral in Camelopardalis, Monty Chandler
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NGC 2336 - Barred Spiral in Camelopardalis

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NGC 2336 is visible from most of the northern hemisphere for most of the year because it's close to the northern celestial pole, Polaris. It was discovered in 1876 by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel.  I discovered it just a couple of nights ago as I looked for a target to image that was away from the 90% moon gracing our sky.  It may be big, but it's also very far away which means it's pretty small to us trying to photograph it.

NGC 2336 is a beautiful barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis.  It sports 8 spiral arms dotted with young, bright blue stars, while the stars in the central red portion of the galaxy are older.  It is located at a distance of 100 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 2336 is about 200,000 light years across.

In 1987, NGC 2336 experienced a Type-Ia supernova, the only observed supernova in the galaxy since its discovery.

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NGC 2336 - Barred Spiral in Camelopardalis, Monty Chandler