Right ascension 09 45 38.8 Distance 39.8 Mly Apparent size (V) 8′.9 × 6′.8 | Declination −31° 11′ 28″ Type SA(s)c Magnitude 10.1 Apparent magnitude (V) 10.1 | |
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Similar Alpha Antliae, NGC 1365, Antlia Dwarf, NGC 1232, NGC 5247 | ||
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NGC 2997 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia. It is the brightest galaxy of the NGC 2997 group of galaxies.
NGC 2997 is particularly notable for a nucleus surrounded by a chain of hot giant clouds of ionized hydrogen. It is featured on the cover of the first edition of Galactic Dynamics by James Binney and Scott Tremaine.
References
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