NGC 2997
Coordinates: 
09h 45m 38.8s, −31° 11′ 28″
09h 45m 38.8s, −31° 11′ 28″NGC 2997 group | |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)c[4] or Sc(s)I.3[5] |
| Apparent size (V) | 8′.9 × 6′.8[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 434-35, NGC 2997,[6] PGC 27978[2] | |
NGC 2997 is a face-on
NGC 2997 group of galaxies, and was featured on the cover of the first edition of Galactic Dynamics by James Binney and Scott Tremaine.[8]
This is a
super star clusters.[4]
A pair of
″ east and 6″ north of the galactic nucleus.[10] This was determined to be a Type Ib/c supernova.[11]
Supernova SN 2008eh was reported on July 21, 2008, reaching magnitude 15.0. It was positioned 123″ east and 34″ north of the galactic core.[12]
See also
References
- ^ .
- ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2997. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ S2CID 17931955.
- ^ doi:10.1086/300970.
- ^ hdl:10183/99267.
- ^ "NGC 2997". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 2950 - 2999". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Binney, J.; Tremaine, S. "Galactic Dynamics". Princeton University Press. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- S2CID 53692123. A64.
- Bibcode:2003IAUC.8235....1M.
- S2CID 55845396. A35.
- Bibcode:2008CBET.1445....1M.
External links
Media related to NGC 2997 at Wikimedia Commons- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 (30 October 1996)
- NGC 2997 in Antlia
- NGC 2997 on
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