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]
NGC 2536 | |
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![]() 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) | |
Constellation | Cancer |
Right ascension | 8h 11m 15.9s[1] |
Declination | +25° 10′ 46″[1] |
Redshift | 4118 ± 17 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)c pec[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.0 × 0′.5[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 4264,[1] PGC 22958,[1] Arp 82[1] |
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New General Catalogue 2500 to 2999 | |
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