NGC 4297 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 21m 27.4s [1] |
Declination | 06° 40′ 16″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013446 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4031 km/s [1] |
Distance | 200 Mly (60 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0(7) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.09 x 0.29 [1] |
Other designations | |
KCPG 331B, MGC 1-32-18, PGC 39940, VCC 473 [1] |
NGC 4297 is a lenticular galaxy located about 200 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784. [3] It forms an interacting pair with NGC 4296. [4] [5]
NGC 4297 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 21m 27.4s [1] |
Declination | 06° 40′ 16″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013446 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4031 km/s [1] |
Distance | 200 Mly (60 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0(7) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.09 x 0.29 [1] |
Other designations | |
KCPG 331B, MGC 1-32-18, PGC 39940, VCC 473 [1] |
NGC 4297 is a lenticular galaxy located about 200 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784. [3] It forms an interacting pair with NGC 4296. [4] [5]