NGC 4217

In this article, we will explore the topic of NGC 4217 in depth, with the aim of providing a broad and detailed view on this matter. We will analyze its relevance in different contexts, as well as its impact on today's society. Additionally, we will examine various perspectives and opinions of experts in the field, in order to offer the reader a complete understanding of NGC 4217. Throughout the text, different aspects related to this topic will be addressed, from its origin and evolution to its possible future implications, with the purpose of providing a holistic and clarifying vision.

Spiral galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici

NGC 4217
This is galaxy NGC 4217 with foreground stars from the Milky Way.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	12h 15m 50.900s[1]
Declination	+47° 05′ 30.44″[1]
Redshift	0.003419[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1023 km/s[2]
Distance	61.6 Mly (18.88 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.4[2]
Characteristics
Type	Sb[4]
Apparent size (V)	5.012′ × 1.479′ [5]
Other designations
UGC 7282, MCG +08-22-087, PGC 39241[2]

NGC 4217 is an edge-on spiral galaxy which lies approximately 60 million light-years (18 million parsecs) away in the constellation of Canes Venatici.^[3] It is a possible companion galaxy^{[citation needed]} to Messier 106 (NGC 4258).

One supernova, SN 2022myz (type I, mag. 19), was discovered in NGC 4217 on 19 June 2022.^[6]

Gallery

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  Dust filaments of NGC 4217.
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  NGC 4217 by GALEX
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  NGC 4217 (SDSS DR14)
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  NGC 4217 (lower right) next to M106

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "NGC 4217". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
3. ^ ^{a b} Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
4. ^ "Results for object NGC 4217 (NGC 4217)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
5. ^ https://www.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=285&object_name=NGC+4217&locale=EN
6. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022myz. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

Further reading

• Thompson, Thomas W. J.; Howk, J. Christopher; Savage, Blair D. (2004). "Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Extraplanar Dust Structures in the Edge-On Spiral NGC 4217". The Astronomical Journal. 128 (2): 662–673. Bibcode:2004AJ....128..662T. doi:10.1086/422485.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4217 at Wikimedia Commons

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