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NGC 4415

Coordinates: Sky map 12h 26m 40.5369s, +08° 26′ 08.868″
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NGC 4415
NGC 4415 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 26m 40.5369s[1]
Declination+08° 26 08.868[1]
Redshift0.003011±0.00000967[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity903±3 km/s[1]
Distance52.19 ± 3.59 Mly (16.000 ± 1.100 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8g[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/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 a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,241±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 59.7 ± 4.3 Mly (18.31 ± 1.33 Mpc).[1] Additionally, two non-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 astronomer William Herschel on 28 December 1785.[3]

NGC 4415 is a member of the Virgo cluster, and is listed as VCC 929.[4]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 4415:

  • SN 2022pul (Type Ia, mag. 15.9) was discovered by ASAS-SN on 26 July 2022.[5] It got as bright as magnitude 12.1, making it the brightest supernova of 2022.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 4415". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 4415". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4415". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (September 1985). "Studies of the Virgo cluster. II. A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1758. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874.
  5. "SN 2022pul". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2022". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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