NGC 2998 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is 195 million light-years (59.7 megaparsecs) away from the Earth. It is an intermediate spiral galaxy. Its stellar mass is about that of the Milky Way.
NGC 2998 is a member of the eponymous NGC 2998 group, a relatively dense galaxy group which also includes NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, NGC 3008 and a few others.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 2998: SN 2026acpp (TypeIIb, mag. 17.7) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 21 September 2026.
See also List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
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