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spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis

Key facts

Constellation
Camelopardalis
Right ascension
03 46 48.5028
Declination
+68 ° 05 ′ 46.924 ″
Redshift
31 ± 3 km/ s
Distance
10.7 ± 0.9 Mly (3.3 ± 0.3 Mpc )
Type
SAB(rs)cd
Number of stars
100 billion
Size
~150,000 ly (45.62 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
21.4 ′ × 20.9 ′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
starburst galaxy
Constellation
Camelopardalis
Distance from Earth
4.11
Image
Euclid’s view of spiral galaxy IC 342 ESA25170723.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 13826
discoverer or inventor
William Frederick Denning
time of discovery or invention
1892-00-00
Commons category
IC 342
Commons gallery
IC 342
redshift
0.000077
galaxy morphological type
SA(s)cd
radial velocity
23
apparent magnitude
4.559
right ascension
56.7021417
declination
68.0961056
epoch
J2000.0
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