Astronomy:NGC 4297

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4297
SDSS NGC 4297.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4297. Part of NGC 4296 can be seen at the bottom of the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 21m 27.4s[1]
Declination06° 40′ 16″[1]
Redshift0.013446[1]
Helio 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]

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