| NGC 4297 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4297. Part ofNGC 4296 can be seen at the bottom of the image. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 +01-32-018,PGC 39940, VCC 473[1] | |
NGC 4297 is alenticular galaxy located about 200 millionlight-years away[2] in the constellationVirgo. It was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on April 13, 1784.[3] It forms aninteracting pair withNGC 4296.[4][5]
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