NGC 4217 explained

NGC 4217
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Canes Venatici
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	1023 km/s
Z:	0.003419
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	Sb^[3]
Appmag B:	12.4
Names:	^[4]

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.^[2] It is a possible companion galaxy to Messier 106 (NGC 4258).

One supernova, SN 2022myz (type I, mag. 19), was discovered in NGC 4217 on 19 June 2022.^[5]

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . 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. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. 2016AJ....152...50T. 10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 1605.01765. Cosmicflows-3. Tully, R. Brent. Courtois, Hélène M.. Sorce, Jenny G.. The Astronomical Journal. 152. 2. 50. 21. 2016. 250737862 . free .
3. Web site: Results for object NGC 4217 (NGC 4217). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-12-12.
4. NGC 4217. 2020-12-12.
5. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022myz Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022myz.