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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C67
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1097
Constellation	Fornax
Right Ascension	2h 46m 19s
Declination	-30° 16' 30"
Distance	c.48,900,000 light years c.15,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.3 Absolute: -21.5
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 10.6' Actual: c.147,500 light years
Hubble Type	SBb Barred Spiral Galaxy
Optimum Visibility	November
Notes	The spiral form of C67 is somewhat deformed by the presence of a nearby elliptical companion galaxy, NGC 1097A. At the core of the main galaxy is a supermassive black hole, around which a ring of material has formed meassuring some 5,000 light years in diameter.

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