NGC 4297

Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4297
SDSS image of NGC 4297. Part of NGC 4296 can be seen at the bottom of the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 21m 27.4s[1]
Declination06° 40′ 16″[1]
Redshift0.013446[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4031 km/s[1]
Distance200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0(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]

See also

  • List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4297. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  4. ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  5. ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 4297 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 4297 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images


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