NGC 297

{{Short description|Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 297

| image = NGC 0297 98 SDSS.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 297 (below right of center)

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|54|58.9}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0297

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+297&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| access-date=September 2, 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|-07|20|59}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.050778

| h_radial_v = 15223 km/s

| type = cE3: pec?

| appmag_v = 17.27

| size_v = 0.33' × 0.29'

| notes =

| names = 2MASX J00545892-0720591, 6dF J0054589-072059, PGC 1020464

|dist_ly=717 Mly (219.7 Mpc)}}

NGC 297 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, by Albert Marth{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#297|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 17, 2016}} and is classified as type E3, based on galaxy morphological classification.{{Cite web |title=Revised data for NGC/IC Catalogue, from NGC 200-299 |url=http://astrovalleyfield.ca/AstronomieCompl/NGC%20et%20autres/WolfgangS/N0200_exc_web.htm |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=astrovalleyfield.ca}}

To date, according to redshift measurements, a current distance of 236 Mpc (~770 Mly) is given for NGC 297. This value falls within the range of Hubble distance values.{{Cite web |title=NED Distance Results for NGC 297 |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+297 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}}