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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2258
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right Ascension	6h 47m 46s
Declination	+74° 28' 55"
Distance	c.192,400,000 light years c.59,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +11.85 Absolute: -22.02
Diameter	Apparent: 3.0' Actual: c.170,000 light years
Hubble Type	S0 Lenticular
Optimum Visibility	January (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	NGC 2258 is a galaxy rather larger than the Milky Way. It is lenticular in form, possessing a galactic disc and an active nucleus, but lacking distinct spiral arms. NGC 2258 is part of a group of about a hundred galaxies scattered across Camelopardalis in a region some two hundred million light years from the Milky Way Galaxy.

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