NGC 4614

NGC 4614
SDSS image of NGC 4614
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 41m 31.46397s[1]
Declination+26° 02′ 33.6235″[1]
Redshift0.01594[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4741 km/s[2]
Distance234.9 Mly (72.03 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.2[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB0/a[4]
Other designations
UGC 7851, MCG +04-30-012, PGC 42573[2]

NGC 4614 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the New General Catalog. It is located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered in 1864 by the German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest with a 11.9 inch (11 inch) diameter lens type telescope.[5]

One supernova, SN 2018ata (type Ia, mag. 20), was discovered in NGC 4614 on 10 April 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 4614". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. ^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ "Results for object NGC 4614 (NGC 4614)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  5. ^ "NGC 4614". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  6. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2018ata. Retrieved 25 March 2023.


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