Aquilegia

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NGC 2523 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis.[1] NGC 2523 was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is approximately 130,000 light-years across.[1][2] NGC 2523 does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. ^ a b "NGC 2523 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ^ "NGC 2523 - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  • Media related to NGC 2523 at Wikimedia Commons
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