NGC2532 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Lynx. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, seven non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of . 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.
Supernovae Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 2532: SN1999gb (TypeIIn, mag. 16.1) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 22 November 1999. SN2002hn (TypeIc, mag. 16.8) was discovered by LOTOSS (Lick Observatory and Tenagra Observatory Supernova Searches) on 5 November 2002. SN2016gil (TypeII, mag. 18) was discovered by the Gaia Photometric Science Alerts programme on 17 September 2016.
See also List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
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