NGC 2494

NGC 2494 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the Monoceros constellation.^[2] It is 183 million light-years away and about 58,000 light-years in diameter.^[1]

NGC 2494
PAN-STARRS image of NGC 2494
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Monoceros
Right ascension	07h 59m 07.1188s[1]
Declination	−00° 38′ 16.626″[1]
Redshift	0.011955 0.000103
Heliocentric radial velocity	3,594 km/s
Distance	183 Mly (56.1 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.4
Characteristics
Type	(R')SB0/a(rs)[1]
Size	58,000 ly
Other designations
IRAS F07565-0030, IC 487, UGC 4141, LEDA 22377, MCG +00-21-001, PGC 22377, CGCG 003-002

Details

NGC 2494 was discovered on February 6 in 1864 by Albert Marth who listed it as NGC 2494. Subsequently, on February 3, 1888, it was observed again by Lewis Swift who gave it the designation as IC 487.^[3] It has a broad H II region^[1] and a magnitude brightness of 12.60.^[4]