NGC 4897
NGC 4897 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4897:
| NGC: | NGC 4897 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.77 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:00:52.95 |
| Declination: | -13:26:59.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.65 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.12 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 153° |
| Radial velocity: | 2554 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008554 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS