NGC 4734 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7835 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 115.56 ± 8.10 Mpc (~377 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 7 April 1828.[2]
The SIMBAD database lists NGC 4734 as a LINER-type active galaxy nucleus, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 4734: SN 2024gvc (type Ic, mag 19.7178) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 17 April 2024.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 4734". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4734". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "NGC 4734". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2024gvc". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 4734 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4734 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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