NGC 2217 [SEP] constellation
NGC 2217
NGC 2217 is a nearly face-on lenticular galaxy of about 100 thousand light-years across that lies roughly 65 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Canis Major. It is part of the NGC 2217 Group of galaxies. It is classified as a barred spiral galaxy.
A notable feature is the swirling shape of this galaxy. In its very concentrated central region we can see a distinctive, very luminous bar of stars within an oval ring. Further out, a set of tightly wound spiral
. in 1993. Although there are some smaller galaxies near NGC 2280 that based on redshift could be its companions, there are no significant indications of recent interactions or tidal distortions, like warps. Gerard de Vaucouleurs had placed NGC 2280 in the same group with NGC 2139, NGC 2207, NGC 2217, and NGC 2223.