NGC 4917
NGC 4917 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4917:
| NGC: | NGC 4917 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:00:55.57 |
| Declination: | 47:13:19.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.33 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.81 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 152° |
| Radial velocity: | 7278 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02458 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS