NGC 4274 is a
LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms. NGC 4274 is characterised by its overlapping outer arms, forming a
ring structure with apparent diameter 2.8. The inner arms begin near the edge of the
bulge and they are bright and dusty, with dust lanes that are more prominent at the near side. Outside the near-ring a set of fainter outer arms has been detected. These outer arms also form a ring, with diameter 5.9. A third rings exists near the nucleus. The nuclear ring has semimajor axis 9", which corresponds to 680 parsec at that distance. The galaxy features a nuclear bar that is almost perpendicular to the outer bar. == Nearby galaxies ==