NGC 4774
The ring galaxy NGC 4774.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	12h 53m 06.2s[1]
Declination	+36° 49′ 22″[1]
Redshift	0.027823[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	8341 ± 17 km/s[1]
Distance	412.8 ± 28.9 Mly (126.56 ± 8.87 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3[1]
Characteristics
Type	RING?[1]
Size	~74,800 ly (22.93 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.6' x 0.4'[1]
Other designations
IRAS 12507+3705, MCG +06-28-037, PGC 43759, CGCG 188-026, VV 789[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]

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4774: SN 2013he (type II-P, mag. 16.5),^[3] and SN 2021cjd (type II-P, mag. 20.2).^[4]

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

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