| NGC 4415 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4415 imaged by theVera C. Rubin Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 26m 40.5369s[1] |
| Declination | +08° 26′ 08.868″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003011±0.00000967[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 903±3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 52.19 ± 3.59 Mly (16.000 ± 1.100 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Virgo cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~26,400 ly (8.08 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.22′ × 0.99′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| VCC 929,UGC 7540,MCG +02-32-052,PGC 40727,CGCG 070-078[1] | |
NGC 4415 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellation ofVirgo. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is1,241±24 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 59.7 ± 4.3 Mly (18.31 ± 1.33 Mpc).[1] Additionally, twonon-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 52.2 ± 3.6 Mly (16.0 ± 1.1 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 28 December 1785.[3]
NGC 4415 is a member of theVirgo cluster, and is listed asVCC 929.[4]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 4415:
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