NGC 4293 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a lenticular galaxy in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on March 14, 1784, who described it as "large, extended, resolvable, 6 or 7′ long". This galaxy is positioned to the north-northwest of the star 11 Comae Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.[5] It is assumed to lie at the same distance as the Virgo Cluster itself: around 54 million light years away.[4] The galaxy spans an apparent area of 5.3 × 3.1 arc minutes.[5]