NGC 2139

[7] The galaxy is located at a distance of 120.6 million light-years (36.98 Mpc) from the Sun and is receding with a radial velocity of 1,836 km/s.

[3] The overall form of this galaxy is irregular with spiral arms and the appearance of tidal features, suggesting a potential recent merger event.

[8] The morphological classification is SAB(rs)cd,[5] which indicates a barred spiral galaxy (SAB) with a transitional inner ring structure (rs) and loosely wound spiral arms (cd).

[8] A luminous filament runs through the center of the galaxy, which includes a small nuclear cluster.

[8] It is offset at a distance of 320 pc from the center of the galaxy and may come to rest there on a time scale of around 100 million years.