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NGC 2363

Nebula
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 2363.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	07 28 29.6
Declination	+69° 11′ 34″
Distance	z=70 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.5
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.7′ × 1.1′
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Designations	UGC 3847, MCG +12-07-039, PGC 21078
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 2363 is a star-forming region in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366 which is located in the constellation Camelopardalis. It contains NGC 2363-V1, a luminous blue variable star which is 6,300,000 times more luminous than the Sun and one of the most luminous stars known. It can be seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image as the bright isolated star in the dark void on the left of the nebula.

According to notes by H. G. Corwin Jr. (2004), the cataloged object NGC 2363 refers to the galaxy UGC 3847, while the original object observed by Herschel is the H II region Mrk 71.

References

1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2363. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
2. "Hubble Observes a Dwarf Galaxy with a Bright Nebula". ESA/Hubble Press Release. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
3. Drissen, Laurent; Roy, Jean-René; Robert, Carmelle (1997). "A New Luminous Blue Variable in the Giant Extragalactic H II Region NGC 2363". The Astrophysical Journal. 474 (1): L35 – L38. Bibcode:1997ApJ...474L..35D. doi:10.1086/310417.
4. Corwin, H. G. Jr. "NGC 2363". History and Accurate Positions for the NGC/IC Objects. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

External links

• Media related to NGC 2363 at Wikimedia Commons
• HubbleSite NewsCenter: Pictures and description

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Camelopardalis in Chinese astronomy List of stars in Camelopardalis
Stars	Bayer α β γ Flamsteed 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 49 51 53 Variable U Z RU ST TX VZ BD BE BK BN CE CO CQ CS DD MY HR 967 1046 1073 1112 1124 1129 1138 1158 1192 1204 1205 1241 1242 1305 1313 1314 1327 1335 1342 1401 1440 1491 1527 1561 1624 1636 (Mago) 1675 1683 1686 1720 1844 1916 2209 2363 2396 2401 2527 2581 2830 3075 3082 3216 4062 4084 4609 (Tonatiuh) 4892 4893 5009 5091 5203 HD 35759 Other 2MASS J05325346+8246465 Gliese 445 NGC 2363-V1 PSR B0329+54 Stein 2051 Struve 1694 XO-3 XO-6
Exoplanets HD 32518 b HD 33564 b HD 104985 b XO-3b XO-6b
Star clusters NGC 1502
Nebulae IC 3568 (Lemon Slice Nebula) M4-18 NGC 1501 NGC 2404
Galaxies	NGC 1530 1560 1569 1573 1573A 1961 2146 2336 2363 2366 2403 2441 2460 2523 2655 2715 2748 5640 Other DDO 44 IC 342 IRAS 07598+6508 MACS0647-JD UGC 3478 UGC 3730 UGCA 86
Galaxy clusters MACS J0647.7+7015 MS 0735.6+7421
Astronomical events SN 1996ah GRB 970508 SN 2004dj SN 2010lt
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