NGC 4497

NGC 4497 is a lenticular galaxy located about 60 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo.[4] NGC 4497 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. It was rediscovered by astronomer Arnold Schwassmann on November 8, 1900 and was listed as IC 3452.[5] NGC 4497 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]

NGC 4497
SDSS image of NGC 4497.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12^h 31^m 32.5^s[1]
Declination	11° 37′ 29″[1]
Redshift	0.003486/1045 km/s[1]
Distance	61,288,000 ly[2]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.3[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB0^+(s)[1]
Size	~29,274.8 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.99 x 0.96[1]
Other designations
IC 3452, PGC 41457, UGC 7665, VCC 1368[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• Lenticular galaxy

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4497. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
2. "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
4. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4497 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
6. "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
7. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-31.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4497 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 4497 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images