NGC 2403
| NGC 2403 | |
|---|---|
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and Subaru image of NGC 2403. NGC 2404 is visible | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 07h 36m 51.298s |
| Declination | +65° 36′ 09.662″ |
| Redshift | 0.000445 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 133 ± 0 km/s |
| Distance | 9.65 Mly (2.96 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)cd |
| Size | ~90,300 ly (27.69 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 21.9′ × 12.3′ |
| Other designations | |
| Caldwell 7, IRAS 07321+6543, UGC 3918, PGC 21396, CGCG 309-040 | |
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 9.7 million light-years distant.