NGC 2968
NGC 2968 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, five non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 7 December 1785.
NGC 2968 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.