NGC 4297
Galaxy NGC 4297 |
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SDSS image of NGC 4297, NGC4296 (below) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 21 m 27.4 s |
declination | + 06 ° 40 ′ 16 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 (7) (tides) |
Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.5 'x 0.2' |
Position angle | 168 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
Redshift | 0.013446 ± 0.000083 |
Radial velocity | 4031 ± 25 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(177 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.2 ± 03.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 13, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4297 • UGC 7409 • PGC 39940 • CGCG 042-041 • MCG + 01-32-018 • 2MASX J12212737 + 0640159 • VCC 473 • GC 2873 • H III 93 • |
NGC 4297 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 177 million light years from the Milky Way . It probably forms an interactive pair with NGC 4296 . It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 473 .
The object was discovered on April 13, 1784 by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
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