| NGC2685 / Galaxy, type SB0+ pec |
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| R.A. | 08h 55m 35.1s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +58° 44' 02" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 4.5×2.4' |
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| Radial Velocity | N/A |
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| Magnitude | 11.9 |
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| Distance | N/A |
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| Group of Galaxies | N/A |
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| Other IDs | UGC4666, MCG10-13-39
CGCG288-12, PGC25065 |
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In western region of Ursa Major, a small galaxy lying in just the mouth of Big Bear is NGC2685.
The galaxy has a long axis of 5 arc minutes and a visual brightness of 11th magnitude, showing us as an edge-on galaxy facing its side.
Large telescopes have captured several gaseous rings surrounding its bulge, given nicknames of "Helix Galaxy" or "Polar Ring Galaxy".
This image shows you a dimmed gaseous matters in outskirts of the galaxy.
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