- Source: NGC 2342
NGC 2342 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Gemini. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5445 ± 11 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 80.31 ± 5.62 Mpc (∼262 million light-years). It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on 10 November 1864.
NGC 2342 is a luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG). Together with NGC 2341, they both form a gravitationally bound galaxy pair listed as HOLM 86.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 2342: SN 2023vck (type Ib, mag 19.917) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 15 October 2023.
See also
List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
References
External links
Media related to NGC 2342 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 2342 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images