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NGC 2997
Magnitude: 10.1
Distance: Aprox: 25 million light-years
Constellation: Antlia

A face-on unbarred spiral galaxy. 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.

Taken 2/19/18 in Chiefland Florida by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera