NGC 2415


NGC 2415 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Lynx, near the border with Gemini. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1790.

NGC 2415 group

NGC 2415 is the namesake of the NGC 2415 group which has at least 9 members. The other eight galaxies are NGC 2444, NGC 2445, NGC 2476, NGC 2493, NGC 2524, NGC 2528, UGC 3937, and UGC 3944.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2415:SN 1998Y was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search 16 March 1998.SN 2000C was discovered by Steven Foulkes, and independently by Marco Migliardi, on 8 January 2000.