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NGC 2500 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer which was discovered by William Herschel in 1788. Much like the local group in which our own Milky Way galaxy is situated NGC 2500 is part of NGC 2841 group of galaxies which also includes NGC 2541 NGC 2537 and NGC 2552. It has a H II nucleus.

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