NGC 2986

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.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2986:SN1999gh was discovered by Japanese astronomer Kesao Takamizawa on 3 December 1999.SN2025gj was discovered by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc Survey on 8 January 2025.

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 NGC 2983.