NGC 4697

NGC 4697
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 48m 35.9s[1]
Declination	-05° 48′ 03″[1]
Redshift	1241 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance	~ 38 Mly[1] / ~ 50 Mly[2]
Type	E6[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	4′.4 × 2′.8[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.97[1]
Other designations
Caldwell 52
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4697 (also known as Caldwell 52) is an elliptical galaxy some 40 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 4697 Group, a group of galaxies also containing NGC 4731 and several generally much smaller galaxies ^[3] This group is about 55 million light-years away; it is one of the many Virgo II Groups, which form a southern extension of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.^[3]

The distance to NGC 4697 is not known with high precision: measurements vary from 28 to 76 million light-years.^[1] According to the NASA Extra-galactic Database, the average is about 38 million light-years;^[1] according to SIMBAD, about 50 million light-years.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4697. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+4697&extend=no. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 4697. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+4697. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "The Virgo II Groups". Atlas of the Universe. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+4697. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 

External links

• NGC 4697 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images