NGC 2415

NGC 2415 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Lynx, near the border with Gemini (some sources claim it is in Gemini). Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1790.

NGC 2415 group

NGC 2415 is the namesake of the NGC 2415 group (also known as LGG 148) which has at least 9 members. The other eight galaxies are NGC 2444, NGC 2445, , , , NGC 2528, , and .

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2415:

• SN 1998Y (TypeII, mag. 18.3) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) 16 March 1998.
• SN 2000C (TypeIc, mag. 15.5) was discovered by Steven Foulkes, and independently by Marco Migliardi, on 8 January 2000.

See also

• List of NGC objects (2001–3000)

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