NGC 2976
Ursa Major
Penryn, California
November 2006
M 250 @ f9.3 (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 15 minute subs
NGC 2979 is a dwarf galaxy classified as Irr
and sometimes as Sc/P. NGC 2976 is a member of the M 81 group and is still
connected to
M 81 by a trail of dust and gas.
Boyce, et. al.. (2001) suggest that it may be
a recent galaxy formed from the tidal debris in which it is embedded.