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Modern galactic Evolution in the "UFO Galaxy" NGC 2683 NGC 2683 is often called UFO galaxy because of its UFO-like central bulge, which is a phenomenon of blurred-together starlight of a myriad stars. Viewed face-on, NGC 2683 would look like the digit 8. Its bulge is strangely peanut-shaped. This ageing galaxy is an isolated member of the Virgo Supercluster. IVU picture: (I) infrared, (V) visible light and (U) ultraviolet part of the spectrum. Raw data: HST via HLA, NASA/ESA. NED · Skyview · Article · Credits