NGC 2980 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sextans. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 12 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 27 March 1786.
NGC 2980 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2980: SN 2006ba (TypeIIb, mag. 18.4) was discovered by on 19 March 2006. SN 2009lm (TypeII-P, mag. 18.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 17 November 2009.
See also List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
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