NGC 2536 is a
barred spiral galaxy with a prominent inner ring structure encircling the bar in the
constellation
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The origins of the e ...
Cancer
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that is
interacting
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Science
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* Interaction (statistics)
* Interactions o ...
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.
References
External links
*
Spitzer Space Telescope page on NGC 2536
Barred spiral galaxies
Interacting galaxies
Peculiar galaxies
Cancer (constellation)
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