NGC 2997

NGC 2997
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Antlia
Right ascension 09h 45m 38.8s[1]
Declination −31° 11 28[1]
Distance 39.8 Mly[2]
Type SA(s)c[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 8.9 × 6.8[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.1[1]
Other designations
ESO 434- G 35,[1] PGC 27978[1]

NGC 2997 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia.[2] 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.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2997. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  2. 1 2 Hess K. M.; Pisano D. J.; Wilcots E. M.; Chengular J. N. "Anomalous HI in NGC 2997" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  3. "Binney, J. and Tremaine, S.: Galactic Dynamics.". Princeton University Press. Retrieved 2007-04-09.

Coordinates: 09h 45m 38.8s, −31° 11′ 28″


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