NGC 2532

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Lynx
Right ascension: 08 10 15.1840
Declination: +33 ° 57 ′ 23.757 ″
Redshift: 0.017 506 ± 0.000 002
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5,248 ± 1 km/s
Distance: 128.97 ± 6.85 Mly (39.543 ± 2.099 Mpc )
Apparent magnitude v: 13.5g
Type: SAB(rs)c
Size: ~84,000 ly (25.75 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.74′ × 1.47′

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Image: NGC 2532 SDSS.jpg

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NGC 2532 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Lynx. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,437±13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 261.6 ± 18.3 Mly (80.20 ± 5.62 Mpc). However, seven non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 128.97 ± 6.85 Mly (39.543 ± 2.099 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 5 February 1788.

NGC 2532 has an active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.