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]