page_title: NGC 4298
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 4298
caption_attribution_description: English: Hubble Image of NGC 4298.
context_page_description: NGC 4298 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located about 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
  NGC 4298 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 20,000 to 500,000 solar masses.
context_section_description: NGC 4298 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located about 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
  NGC 4298 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 20,000 (2×10⁴ M☉) to 500,000 (5×10⁵ M☉) solar masses.
caption: Hubble image of NGC 4298.
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