NGC 2460

NGC 2460 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on August 11, 1882.^[4]

NGC 2460
NGC 2460 (lower left) and IC 2209 (upper right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right ascension	07h 56m 52.33083s[1]
Declination	+60° 20′ 57.7266″[1]
Redshift	0.004837[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1446 km/s[2]
Distance	73.3 ± 5.1 Mly (22.46 ± 1.57 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.46[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)	−21.0[3]
Surface brightness	22.5 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)a[3]
Other designations
UGC 4097, MCG +10-12-021, PGC 22270[2]

It is also identified as an active nucleus galaxy. Its redshift of 0.004837 gives a distance of 22 megaparsecs, or approximately 70 million light-years.^[3]

Physical characteristics

NGC 2460 has an absolute magnitude of −21.0, and an apparent magnitude of 11.46.^[3] Several arms extend for long distances from the central galaxy, perhaps as a result of an interaction with nearby galaxy PGC 213434.^[4] The galaxy has a radial velocity of 1446 km/s.^[2]