NGC 2404

id: ngc-2404-201-2978525
title: NGC 2404
text: NGC 2404 is a massive H II region inside NGC 2403, a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis. It was discovered on February 2, 1886 by Gulliaume Bigourdan. NGC 2404 is approximately 940 ly in diameter, making it one of the largest H II regions so far known. It is the largest H II region in NGC 2403, and lies at the outskirts of the galaxy, making for a striking similarity with NGC 604 in M33, both in size and location in the host galaxy. This H II region contains 30-40 Wolf-Rayet stars, and unlike the T
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description: Large, emission nebula in the constellation Camelopardalis
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2404
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date modified: 2023-12-03T00:20:13Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q1048930","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1048930"}
image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/NGC2403-Subaru-HST-L.jpg","width":2400,"height":1895}
fields total: 13
integrity: 15

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