NGC 4217

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).

ConstellationCanes Venatici

Right ascension12^h 15^m 50.900^s[1]

Declination+47° 05′ 30.44″^[1]

Redshift0.003419^[2]

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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]

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