NGC 2460 | |
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![]() NGC 2460 (lower left) and IC 2209 (upper right) | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 07h 56m 52.33083s [1] |
Declination | +60° 20′ 57.7266″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.004837 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1446 km/s [2] |
Distance | 73.3 ± 5.1 Mly (22.46 ± 1.57 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.46 [3] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −21.0 [3] |
Surface brightness | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)a [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 4097, MCG +10-12-021, PGC 22270 [2] |
NGC 2460 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on August 11, 1882. [4]
It is also identified as an active nucleus galaxy. Its redshift of 0.004837 gives a distance of 22 megaparsecs, or approximately 70 million light-years. [3]
NGC 2460 has an absolute magnitude of −21.0, and an apparent magnitude of 11.46. [3] Several arms extend for long distances from the central galaxy, perhaps as a result of an interaction with nearby galaxy PGC 213434. [4] The galaxy has a radial velocity of 1446 km/s. [2]