NGC 4614 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 41m 31.46397s[1] |
Declination | +26° 02′ 33.6235″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01594[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4741 km/s[2] |
Distance | 234.9 Mly (72.03 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.2[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0/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]