Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2992  ·  NGC 2993
NGC 2992 & NGC 2993, Dionysus
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NGC 2992 & NGC 2993

NGC 2992 & NGC 2993, Dionysus
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NGC 2992 & NGC 2993

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NGC 2992 is a magnitude 12 galaxy located 103 million light years away in the equatorial constellation of Hydra.  The nearby companion galaxy NGC 2993 is located less than 3′ to the southeast of NGC 2292. The two are linked by a tidal bridge of ionized hydrogen and there are tidal tails to the southeast of NGC 2993 and the north of NGC 2292.

Size comparison with a famous pair of interacting galaxies:
NGC2992-3 vs NGC4038 Comparison.jpg

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NGC 2992 & NGC 2993, Dionysus