NGC 4697
NGC 4697 is a elliptical 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 4697:
| NGC: | NGC 4697 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.37 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.24 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.59 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:48:35.88 |
| Declination: | -05:48:02.70 |
| Major axis: | 7.14 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.16 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 83° |
| Radial velocity: | 1210 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004044 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS