| NGC 4734 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4734 imaged bySloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 51m 12.8847s[1] |
| Declination | +04° 51′ 32.244″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025036[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7506 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 376.9 ± 26.4 Mly (115.56 ± 8.10 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc?[1] |
| Size | ~135,600 ly (41.56 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0′ × 0.8′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 12486+0507,2MASX J12511286+0451320,UGC 7998,MCG +01-33-019,PGC 43525,CGCG 043-045[1] | |
NGC 4734 is aspiral galaxy in theconstellation ofVirgo. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 7835 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 115.56 ± 8.10Mpc (~377 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered by British astronomerJohn Herschel on 7 April 1828.[2]
TheSIMBAD database lists NGC 4734 as aLINER-type active galaxy nucleus, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 4734:SN 2024gvc (Type Ic, mag. 19.7178) was discovered by theZwicky Transient Facility on 17 April 2024.[4]
Media related toNGC 4734 at Wikimedia Commons
