Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2936  ·  NGC 2937
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NGC2936 Porpoise Galaxy, Bill Beers
NGC2936 Porpoise Galaxy
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NGC2936 Porpoise Galaxy

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NGC2936 Porpoise Galaxy, Bill Beers
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NGC2936 Porpoise Galaxy

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NGC2936 is a spiral galaxy that is interacting with elliptical galaxy NGC2937 just below it, giving it the porpoise or penguin shape. Both are located 323 million light-years away in Hydra. The small galaxy just above to the 1:00 position is PGC 1237172, located 230 million light-years away.

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NGC2936 Porpoise Galaxy, Bill Beers