NGC 2297

NGC 2297 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pictor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 31 January 1835.

HDC 415 group

NGC 2297 is a member of a small group of galaxies known as HDC 415. The other four galaxies in the group are NGC 2305, NGC 2307, ESO 87-38, and LEDA 326726.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2297:SN 2017ixh was discovered by Patrick Pearl as part of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search on 15 December 2017.SN 2025yii was discovered by ATLAS on 23 September 2025.