NGC 2332 and NGC 2340

Mosiac of 2 images, each a combination of 5, 3 minute exposures.
SBIG ST-9E CCD. 16" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with f/6.3 focal reducer.

NGC 2332 and NGC 2340 are the brightest members of a fairly large group of galaxies in Auriga, that I stumbled upon one night while imaging comet 2004 U1 LINEAR. MegaStar indicates a little over 60 galaxies within a 1 degree circle of NGC 2332. However it does not indicate any name or catalogue designation for the group, which seems surprising for such a large and relatively bright group.

In the image below, many of the brighter galaxies have been indicated and their details listed in the table below.

Number NGC/IC PGC R.A. Dec Mag Size

1 07 09 10.0 +50 01 17 0.4' x 0.1'

2 07 09 20.7 +50 02 49 0.4'

3 NGC 2330 PGC 20272 07 09 28.3 +50 09 08 15.7 0.6' x 0.4'

4 NGC 2332 PGC 20276 07 09 34.2 +50 10 55 13.8 1.6' x 1.0'

5 07 09 05 +50 09 05 17.0 0.3' x 0.1'

6 07 09 42.4 +50 03 46 0.8' x 0.1'

7 07 09 44.8 +50 01 14 0.5' x 0.1'

8 07 10 48 +50 05 44 0.2' x 0.1'

9 IC 458 PGC 20306 07 10 34.1 +50 07 07 14.5 1.1' x 0.6'

10 IC 459 PGC 20311 07 10 38.6 +50 10 37 15.6 0.6' x 0.4'

11 PGC 20318 07 10 44.2 +50 12 07 15.3 0.8' x 0.5'

12 07 10 44.7 +50 09 34 17.0 0.3' x 0.2'

13 07 10 48.7 +50 14 45 0.4' x 0.1'

14 07 10 49.0 +50 15 33 0.4' x 0.1'

15 IC 461 PGC 20319 07 10 45.0 +50 04 51 15.7 0.7' x 0.4'

16 07 10 54.5 +50 05 36 0.2'

17 IC 464 PGC 20334 07 11 00.8 +50 07 02 14.8 0.4' x 0.2'

18 IC 462 PGC 20332 07 11 04.7 +50 08 11 14.8 1.0' x 0.6'

19 NGC 2340 PGC 20338 07 11 10.7 +50 10 27 11.6 2.4' x 1.3'

20 07 11 15.6 +50 15 44 0.5' x 0.2'

21 07 11 20.4 +50 15 35 0.4' x 0.1'

22 07 11 29.0 +50 14 40 0.3' x 0.2'

23 IC 465 PGC 20357 07 12 33.6 +50 14 53 14.6 1.0' x 0.8'

Number	NGC/IC	PGC	R.A.	Dec	Mag	Size
1			07 09 10.0	+50 01 17		0.4' x 0.1'
2			07 09 20.7	+50 02 49		0.4'
3	NGC 2330	PGC 20272	07 09 28.3	+50 09 08	15.7	0.6' x 0.4'
4	NGC 2332	PGC 20276	07 09 34.2	+50 10 55	13.8	1.6' x 1.0'
5			07 09 05	+50 09 05	17.0	0.3' x 0.1'
6			07 09 42.4	+50 03 46		0.8' x 0.1'
7			07 09 44.8	+50 01 14		0.5' x 0.1'
8			07 10 48	+50 05 44		0.2' x 0.1'
9	IC 458	PGC 20306	07 10 34.1	+50 07 07	14.5	1.1' x 0.6'
10	IC 459	PGC 20311	07 10 38.6	+50 10 37	15.6	0.6' x 0.4'
11		PGC 20318	07 10 44.2	+50 12 07	15.3	0.8' x 0.5'
12			07 10 44.7	+50 09 34	17.0	0.3' x 0.2'
13			07 10 48.7	+50 14 45		0.4' x 0.1'
14			07 10 49.0	+50 15 33		0.4' x 0.1'
15	IC 461	PGC 20319	07 10 45.0	+50 04 51	15.7	0.7' x 0.4'
16			07 10 54.5	+50 05 36		0.2'
17	IC 464	PGC 20334	07 11 00.8	+50 07 02	14.8	0.4' x 0.2'
18	IC 462	PGC 20332	07 11 04.7	+50 08 11	14.8	1.0' x 0.6'
19	NGC 2340	PGC 20338	07 11 10.7	+50 10 27	11.6	2.4' x 1.3'
20			07 11 15.6	+50 15 44		0.5' x 0.2'
21			07 11 20.4	+50 15 35		0.4' x 0.1'
22			07 11 29.0	+50 14 40		0.3' x 0.2'
23	IC 465	PGC 20357	07 12 33.6	+50 14 53	14.6	1.0' x 0.8'