NGC2986 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . Additionally, 18 non-redshift measurements give a distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1785.
NGC 2935 group NGC 2986 is part of a small group of three galaxies, the NGC 2935 group. The other 2 galaxies in this group are NGC 2935 and .
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2986: SN1999gh (TypeIa, mag. 14.6) was discovered by Japanese astronomer Kesao Takamizawa on 3 December 1999. SN2025gj (Type Ia, mag. 17.9125) was discovered by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc Survey (DLT40) on 8 January 2025.
See also List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
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