NGC 4293
id:
ngc-4293-180-12809028
title:
NGC 4293
text:
NGC 4293 is a lenticular galaxy in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on March 14, 1784, who described it as "large, extended, resolvable, 6 or 7′ long". This galaxy is positioned to the north-northwest of the star 11 Comae Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It is assumed to lie at the same distance as the Virgo Cluster itself: around 54 million light years away. The galaxy spans an apparent area of 5.3
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4293
date created:
2015-11-27T19:12:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T12:12:32Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1110494","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1110494"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Ngc4293-hst-606.png","width":1440,"height":1020}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16