NGC 2536 explained

NGC 2536
Epoch:J2000
Type:SB(rs)c pec[1]
Z:4118 ± 17 km/s
Appmag V:14.6
Size V:1.0 × 0.5
Constellation Name:Cancer
Names:UGC 4264, PGC 22958, Arp 82

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 2536 . 2007-03-31.
  2. Web site: New General Catalogue Objects: NGC2536 . Seligman . Courtney . Celestial Atlas . 27 August 2024 .
  3. H. Arp . Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies . Astrophysical Journal Supplement . 1966 . 14 . 1–20 . 1966ApJS...14....1A . 10.1086/190147.