Astronomy:NGC 4774

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NGC 4774
The ring galaxy NGC 4774
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension 12h 53m 06.6714s[1]
Declination+36° 49′ 06.59″[1]
Redshift0.027823[1]
Helio radial velocity8341 ± 17 km/s[1]
Distance412.8 ± 28.9 Mly (126.56 ± 8.87 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeRING?[1]
Size~74,800 ly (22.93 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.6′ × 0.4′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 12507+3705, MCG+06-28-037, PGC 43759[1]

NGC 4774, also known as the Kidney Bean Galaxy,[2] is a ring galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8581 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 126.56 ± 8.87 Mpc (~413 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 17 March 1787.[2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4774:

  • SN 2013he (Type II-P, mag. 16.5) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project on 9 December 2013.[3][4]
  • SN 2021cjd (Type II-P, mag. 20.2) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 7 February 2021.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Results for object NGC 4774". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+4774. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Celestial Atlas entry for NGC 4744. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. Leonini, S.; Guerrini, G.; Rosi, P.; Tinjaca Ramirez, L. M.; Conti, M.; Brimacombe, J.; Tomasella, L.; Ochner, P. et al. (2013). "Supernova 2013he in NGC 4774 = PSN J12530627+364900 = PSN J12530627+3649001". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3750): 1. Bibcode2013CBET.3750....1L. 
  4. "SN 2013he". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2013he. 
  5. "SN 2021cjd". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021cjd.