NGC 2460

NGC 2460 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on August 11, 1882.

It is also identified as an active nucleus galaxy. Its redshift of 0.004837 gives an angular diameter distance of 21.501 megaparsecs, or approximately 70 million light-years.

Physical characteristics
NGC 2460 has an absolute magnitude of 11.7, and an apparent magnitude of 12.1. Several arms extend for long distances from the central galaxy, perhaps as a result of an interaction with nearby galaxy PGC 213434. The galaxy has a radial velocity of 1443 km/s.

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Category:Spiral galaxies
Category:Camelopardalis (constellation)
Category:Discoveries by Wilhelm Tempel