page_title: NGC 4312
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 4312
caption_attribution_description: SDSS image of NGC 4312.
context_page_description: NGC 4312 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787. NGC 4312 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is a LINER galaxy.
  It has undergone ram-pressure stripping in the past.
context_section_description: NGC 4312 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787. NGC 4312 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is a LINER galaxy.
  It has undergone ram-pressure stripping in the past.
caption: SDSS image of NGC 4312.
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