Astronomy:NGC 2536

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NGC 2536
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 NOTES01,[1] PGC 22958,[1] Arp 82 NED02[1]

NGC 2536 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer. It was discovered on 22 January 1877 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.[2]

NGC 2536 has a prominent inner ring structure encircling the bar that is interacting with NGC 2535. The two galaxies are listed together as Arp 82 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as an example of a spiral galaxy with a high surface brightness companion.[3]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2536:

  • SN 2014ds (Type IIb, mag. 16.3) was discovered by Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao on 11 October 2014.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Results for object NGC 2536". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2536. 
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2536". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc25.htm#2536. 
  3. ↑ H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 14: 1–20. doi:10.1086/190147. Bibcode: 1966ApJS...14....1A. 
  4. ↑ Xu, Z.-j.; Gao, X.; Brimacombe, J.; Zhang, J.-j.; Wang, X.-f. (2014). "Supernova 2014ds in NGC 2536 = PSN J08111645+2510474". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (4010): 1. Bibcode: 2014CBET.4010....1X. 
  5. ↑ "SN 2014ds". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2014ds. 

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

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