Q696615

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Camelopardalis
Right ascension: 7 28 54.6
Declination: +69 ° 12 ′ 57 ″
Redshift: 80 ± 1 km/ s
Distance: 10 million light-years
Type: IB(s)m
Apparent size v: 8.1 ′ × 3.3 ′
Notable features: The southern part of NGC 2366 is called Markarian 71.

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Distance from Earth: 3.4
Image: NGC 2366 2363 GALEX WikiSky.jpg

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redshift: 0.000330
catalog code: LEDA 21102
Commons category: NGC 2366
time of discovery or invention: 1788-12-03
apparent magnitude: 10.62
galaxy morphological type: Im
radial velocity: 145
right ascension: 112.216042
declination: 69.208639

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NGC 2366 is a Magellanic barred irregular dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis.

At the southern end of NGC 2366 is the large, luminous HII region known as Markarian 71 (Mrk 71). To the west of Mrk 71 is another dwarf galaxy NGC 2363 which is interacting with NGC 2366. There has been confusion about the various components of NGC 2366 and its neighbouring galaxy NGC 2363. Corwins' notes remark that there are two galaxies with two NGC numbers clearly attached to each one: We shall just have to get used to calling the HII region "Markarian 71" (or one of its other names) since it is not N2363 as we've thought all these years.