Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2403
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NGC 2403, François Régembal
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NGC 2403

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NGC 2403

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NGC 2403 (also known as Caldwell 7) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group,and is approximately 8 million light-years distant. It bears a similarity to M33, being about 50,000 light years in diameter and containing numerous star-forming H II regions.
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The limited exposure time on this object did not allow to capture details in the outer arms of the galaxy. It's a shame as this could be a very nice target...

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Description: Ran BXT on the original version

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NGC 2403, François Régembal