| NGC 4299 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4299 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 21m 40.5s[1] |
| Declination | 11° 30′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.000791[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 237 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 55 Mly (16.8 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.88[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)dm[1] |
| Size | ~36,000 ly (11 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7 x 1.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| VCC 491, IRAS 12191+1146, UGC 7414, MCG +02-32-010, PGC 39968, CGCG 70-25[1] | |
NGC 4299 is a featureless spiral galaxy[2] located about 55 million light-years away[3][4] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784[5] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][4][7]
NGC 4299 forms an interacting pair with NGC 4294.[8]
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- ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (September 1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area. V - Luminosity functions of Virgo Cluster galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
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