Caldwell 5, also known as IC 342 or the Hidden Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, discovered by the British astronomer William Frederick Denning in 1892. It lies close to the plane of the Milky Way, so its light is heavily obscured and dimmed by intervening gas and dust, which is why an otherwise large, relatively nearby galaxy some 7 to 11 million light-years away remains a difficult and rarely observed target.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Wikidata: Caldwell 5
Wikidata Q757396, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source IC 342 (Wikipedia)
Caldwell 5, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
IC 342 (also known as Caldwell 5) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, located relatively close to the Milky Way.
IC 342, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
IC 342 (also known as Caldwell 5) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, located relatively close to the Milky Way.
- In Group: Spiral Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)cd (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral Galaxies
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