NGC 2997
NGC 2997 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Antlia. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2997:
| NGC: | NGC 2997 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Antlia |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.41 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.33 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.67 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:45:38.79 |
| Declination: | -31:11:27.90 |
| Major axis: | 10.26 ' |
| Minor axis: | 6.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 97° |
| Radial velocity: | 1081 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003611 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS