NGC 6984 is a barred spiral galaxy located 180 million light years away in the constellation Indus. It is a Type II Seyfert galaxy, a type of active galactic nucleus (AGN). It is situated south of the celestial equator, and is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250 mm) or more. It was discovered on 8 July 1834 by British astronomer John Herschel.
Supernovae NGC 6984 is notable for having been the host of two supernovae which occurred in the same location (< 0.4 arcsec), about 1 year apart: SN 2012im (TypeIc, mag.18.9), first known as SNhunt142, and SN 2013ek (TypeIb/c, mag.16.9). Hubble Space Telescope observations were initiated by Dr. Dan Milisavljevic. NASA's press release about SN 2013ek said:
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