Astronomy:NGC 2536

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Short description: Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer
NGC 2536
NGC 2535SST.jpg
A multiwavelength image of NGC 2535 and NGC 2536 (bottom). Mid-infrared emission is red, H alpha emission (at 694.0 nm) is green, and ultraviolet emission is blue.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension 8h 11m 15.9s[1]
Declination+25° 10′ 46″[1]
Redshift4118 ± 17 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c pec[1]
Apparent size (V)1.0 × 0.5[1]
Other designations
UGC 4264,[1] PGC 22958,[1] Arp 82[1]

NGC 2536 is a barred spiral galaxy with a prominent inner ring structure encircling the bar in the constellation Cancer that is interacting with NGC 2535. The two galaxies are listed together in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as an example of a spiral galaxy with a high surface brightness companion.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2536. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 14: 1–20. doi:10.1086/190147. Bibcode1966ApJS...14....1A. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 08h 11m 15.9s, +25° 10′ 46″