NGC 2500 is a
barred spiral galaxy
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in the constellation
Lynx
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which was discovered by
William Herschel
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in 1788. Much like the
local group
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It consists of two collections of galaxies in a " dumbbell" shape; the Milky Way ...
in which our own
Milky Way
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galaxy is situated, NGC 2500 is part of the
NGC 2841 group
The NGC 2841 group is a group of galaxies about 19.6 million light-years away from Earth. It includes the loose triplet NGC 2541, NGC 2500, and NGC 2552. NGC 2841 is the fourth-brightest galaxy in Ursa Major with an apparent magnitude of 9.2 ...
of galaxies which also includes
NGC 2541
NGC 2541 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 40 million light-years away. It is in the NGC 2841 group of galaxies with NGC 2500, NGC 2537, and NGC 2552.
References
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Galaxy Catalogue, Princeton University
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NGC 2537 and
NGC 2552
NGC 2552 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located some 22 million light years away. It can be found in constellation of Lynx. This is a type of unbarred dwarf galaxy, usually with a single spiral arm. It is inclined by 41° to the line of sight fro ...
. It has a H II nucleus
and exhibits a weak inner ring structure.
References
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Barred spiral galaxies
2500
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Mathematics
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Lynx (constellation)
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