NGC 4611

NGC 4611
The intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 4611
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 41m 25.4331s[1]
Declination	+13° 43′ 46.198″[1]
Redshift	0.020404[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6117 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance	309.7 ± 21.7 Mly (94.94 ± 6.65 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sbc C[1]
Size	~130,100 ly (39.89 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2' x 0.2'[1]
Other designations
IRAS F12389+1400, 2MASX J12412541+1343458, IC 805, UGC 7849, MCG +02-32-179, PGC 42564[1]

NGC 4611 is a intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,437 ± 22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 94.9 ± 6.7 Mpc (∼310 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 17 May 1881.^[2] This galaxy was also observed by the American astronomer Lewis Swift on 20 April 1889, and listed in the Index Catalogue as IC 805.^[2]

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 4611 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.^[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4611: SN 2023dtz (type Ia, mag. 18.1) was discovered by ATLAS on 21 March 2023.^[4]

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

• Media related to NGC 4611 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4611 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images