About NGC 2403 (C7)

NGC 2403 stands out as a well-known observing object and appears as a soft glow. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 18° altitude and reaches 24° around 07:16 PM.

It does not reach a useful observing altitude today.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

It is more subtle than brighter Dso objects.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Camelopardalis

Distance

14000000 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

8.9