NGC 2997
| NGC 2997 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Right ascension | 09h 45m 38.8s |
| Declination | −31° 11′ 28″ |
| Distance | 39.8 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c |
| Apparent size (V) | 8′.9 × 6′.8 |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 434- G 35,PGC 27978 | |
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.
Coordinates: 
09h 45m 38.8s, −31° 11′ 28″
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