Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2363  ·  NGC 2366
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NGC  2366 Barred Irregular Dwarf Galaxy, Roger Menard
NGC  2366 Barred Irregular Dwarf Galaxy
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NGC 2366 Barred Irregular Dwarf Galaxy

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NGC  2366 Barred Irregular Dwarf Galaxy, Roger Menard
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NGC 2366 Barred Irregular Dwarf Galaxy

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This is an example of an irregular galaxy.  After imaging a lot of Spiral galaxies, and some elliptical galaxies it is interesting to image something different.

There has been confusion about the various components of NGC 2366 and its neighboring galaxy NGC 2363. At the southern end of NGC 2366 is the large, luminous HII region known as Markarian 71 (Mrk 71). To the west of Mrk 71 is another dwarf galaxy NGC 2363 which is interacting with NGC 2366. 

NGC 2366 is an outlying member of the M81 Group.

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NGC  2366 Barred Irregular Dwarf Galaxy, Roger Menard