NGC 2297
NGC 2297 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pictor
Right ascension	06h 44m 24.5585s[1]
Declination	−63° 43′ 02.443″[1]
Redshift	0.011325±0.000110[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3,395±33 km/s[1]
Distance	168.4 ± 12.0 Mly (51.62 ± 3.68 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	[CHM2007] HDC 415
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.37[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)bc[1]
Size	~104,300 ly (31.97 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4′ × 1.3′[1]
Other designations
ESO 087- G 040, IRAS 06440-6339, 2MASS J06442460-6343026, PGC 19524[1]

NGC 2297 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pictor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,500±34 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 168.4 ± 12.0 Mly (51.62 ± 3.68 Mpc).^[1] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 31 January 1835.^[2]

HDC 415 group

NGC 2297 is a member of a small group of galaxies known as [CHM2007] HDC 415. The other four galaxies in the group are NGC 2305, NGC 2307 [fr], ESO 87-38 [d], and LEDA 326726.^[3][4]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2297:

• SN 2017ixh (Type Ic, mag. 17) was discovered by Patrick Pearl as part of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) on 15 December 2017.^[5][6]
• SN 2025yii (Type Ia, mag. 19.259) was discovered by ATLAS on 23 September 2025.^[7]

See also

• List of NGC objects (2001–3000)

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 2297 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 2297 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images