NGC 4619

ConstellationCanes Venatici

Right ascension12^h 41^m 44.5498^s[1]

Declination+35° 03′ 45.776″^[1]

Redshift0.023093±0.00000667^[1]

NGC 4619
NGC 4619 imaged by SDSS. The foreground star in the lower left is catalogued as HD 110438.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	12h 41m 44.5498s[1]
Declination	+35° 03′ 45.776″[1]
Redshift	0.023093±0.00000667[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6,923±2 km/s[1]
Distance	331.74 ± 12.34 Mly (101.713 ± 3.783 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.5g[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)b pec[1]
Size	~149,200 ly (45.76 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.25′ × 1.06′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 12393+3520, 2MASX J12414453+3503463, UGC 7856, MCG +06-28-018, PGC 42594, CGCG 188-014[1]

NGC 4619 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,176±18 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 345.2 ± 24.2 Mly (105.84 ± 7.41 Mpc).^[1] However, 15 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 331.74 ± 12.34 Mly (101.713 ± 3.783 Mpc).^[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 1 May 1785.^[3]

NGC 4619 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.^[4][5]