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NGC 2305

NGC 2305 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Volans. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3605 ± 21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 53.17 ± 3.75 Mpc (~174 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 30 November 1834.

The galaxy NGC 2305 forms a physical pair with NGC 2307, collectively named RR 143, with a distance of at least 51 kpc between the galaxies.

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2305:

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