| IC 2233 | |
|---|---|
 The spiral galaxy IC 2233 is one of the flattest galaxies known. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 08h 13m 58.77s[1] |
| Declination | +45° 44′ 41.9″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.001868[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 559 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 40 million light-years[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.63[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sd D[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J08135890+4544317, SDSS J081358.76+454441.8, Z 236-36, FGC 730, 2MASXI J0813589+454434, SHOC 192, Z 0810.4+4554, IRAS F08104+4553, MCG+08-15-052, TC 702, [M98c] 081027.6+455350, LCSB L334, 2MFGC 6519, UGC 4278,LEDA 23071, RFGC 1340, UZC J081358.9+454434 | |
IC 2233, also known asUGC 4278, is aspiral galaxy lying in the constellation ofLynx. IC 2233 is located between 26 and 40 million light-years away fromEarth. A comparatively quiet galaxy with a low rate of star formation (less than one solar mass every twenty years), it was long thought to be possibly interacting with theBear's Paw galaxy. However, this is now considered highly unlikely asradio observations with theVery Large Array showed the two galaxies lie at different distances.[3] This galaxy was discovered by British astronomerIsaac Roberts in 1894.
![The remarkably thin galaxy IC 2233 is featured in this image from the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.[4]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aPortrait_of_a_Needle_Galaxy.jpg)
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