NGC 4296 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 21m 28.4s [1] |
Declination | 06° 39′ 13″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013673 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4099 km/s [1] |
Distance | 198 Mly (60.7 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.66 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [1] |
Size | ~91,000 ly (28 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.9 [1] |
Other designations | |
KCPG 331A, MGC 1-32-17, PGC 39943, UGC 7409, VCC 475 [1] |
NGC 4296 is a barred lenticular galaxy [2] located about 200 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784. [4] It forms a pair with NGC 4297, [5] and both galaxies are listed as CGCG 042-041, and KPG 331. [6]
It also interacts with NGC 4297. [7]