NGC 2536

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 ascension8h 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 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2536. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2536". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 14: 1–20. Bibcode:1966ApJS...14....1A. doi:10.1086/190147.


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