NGC 4674

NGC 4674 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1,846 ± 44 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 27.23 ± 2.09 Mpc (~88.8 million light-years).^[1] NGC 4674 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 5 May 1836.^[2]

NGC 4674
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 4674.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 46m 03.4249s[1]
Declination	−08° 39′ 18.484″[1]
Redshift	0.005023[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1506 ± 37 km/s[1]
Distance	88.8 ± 6.8 Mly (27.23 ± 2.09 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.1[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(s)a pec edge-on[1]
Size	~46,800 ly (14.34 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6′ × 0.5′[1]
Other designations
IRAS F12434-0822, 2MASS J12460346-0839198, MCG -01-33-005, PGC 43050, SDSS J124603.46-083920.5[1]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4674: SN 1907A (type unknown, mag. 13.5) was discovered by Dutch-American astronomer Willem Jacob Luyten on 9 May 1907.^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)