Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Antlia (Ant)  ·  Contains:  HD84476  ·  HD84504  ·  HD84752  ·  NGC 2997
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NGC 2997 Spiral Galaxy in Antlia, Don Pearce
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NGC 2997 Spiral Galaxy in Antlia

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NGC 2997 Spiral Galaxy in Antlia

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This is a grand-design galaxy with a symmetrical, two-armed form.[5] The morphological classification of NGC 2997 is SAB(rs)c,[4] indicating a weakly-barred spiral galaxy (SAB) with an incomplete ring around the bar (rs) and loosely-wound spiral arms (c). It is inclined at an angle of 40° to the line of sight from the Earth, with the major axis aligned along a position angle of 110°.[9] The arms host a series of dusty knots that are star-forming regions being generated through gas compression from density waves.[5] At the core, the arms converge to form a circumnuclear ring with symmetrically-placed hot spots containing super star clusters.[4]

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NGC 2997 Spiral Galaxy in Antlia, Don Pearce