Coddington's Nebula (IC 2574)
A dwarf spiral galaxy that is an outlying member of the M81 Group. A broadband photometric study of IC 2574 has indicated that 90% of its mass is in the form of dark matter, a figure in keeping with that of larger systems and with some other dwarf galaxies.
| visual magnitude |
10.6 |
| angular size |
12.3' × 5.9' |
| distance |
11,700 light-years |
| position |
10h 28.4m, Dec. +68° 25' |
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