NGC 2503

NGC 2503 is an isolated spiral galaxy^[2] approximately 254 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation Cancer.^[4] The galaxy was discovered on February 17, 1865 by astronomer Albert Marth.^[5][6]

NGC 2503
Spiral galaxy NGC 2503
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cancer
Right ascension	8h 00m 36.7s[1]
Declination	22° 24′ 00″[1]
Redshift	0.018366/5506 km/s[1]
Distance	254,300,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.4 [1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)bc[1]
Size	~87,630 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.07 × 0.98 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 118-41, KARA 222, MCG 4-19-19, PGC 22453, UGC 4158 [1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (2001–3000)