NGC 2297 (also ESO 87-40, FAIR 256, IRAS 06440-6339 and PGC 19524) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 156 million lightyears away in the constellation Pictor.
The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town, on the 31st January 1835.
Right Ascension 06h 44m 24.5s, Declination -63° 43' 03"
