NGC 4774

NGC 4774
NGC 4774
	The ring galaxy NGC 4774
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	12h 53m 06.6714s
Declination	+36° 49′ 06.59″
Redshift	0.027823
Heliocentric radial velocity	8341 ± 17 km/s
Distance	412.8 ± 28.9 Mly (126.56 ± 8.87 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3
Characteristics
Type	RING?
Size	~74,800 ly (22.93 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.6′ × 0.4′
Other designations
	IRAS 12507+3705, MCG +06-28-037, PGC 43759, CGCG 188-026, VV 789

NGC 4774, also known as the Kidney Bean Galaxy,^[2] is a ring galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8581 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 126.56 ± 8.87 Mpc (∼413 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 17 March 1787.^[2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4774:

SN 2013he (type II-P, mag. 16.5) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project on 9 December 2013.^[3]^[4]
SN 2021cjd (type II-P, mag. 20.2) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 7 February 2021.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Results for object NGC 4774". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b Celestial Atlas entry for NGC 4744. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Leonini, S.; Guerrini, G.; Rosi, P.; Tinjaca Ramirez, L. M.; Conti, M.; Brimacombe, J.; Tomasella, L.; Ochner, P.; Benetti, S.; Pastorello, A.; Cappellaro, E.; Elias-Rosa, N.; Turatto, M. (2013). "Supernova 2013he in NGC 4774 = PSN J12530627+364900 = PSN J12530627+3649001". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 3750: 1. Bibcode:2013CBET.3750....1L.
^ "SN 2013he". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
^ "SN 2021cjd". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 December 2024.