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NGC 4411B

NGC4411B (also known as UGC7546) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . Two non-redshift measurements give a similar distance of . It was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on 25 April 1895. There was a longstanding confusion of identification between this galaxy and the neighboring spiral galaxy NGC 4411. Therefore, this galaxy, despite its common name, was not a part of the original New General Catalogue.

NGC 4411B and NGC 4411 form a pair of galaxies, referred to as KPG 336. Both galaxies are members of the Virgo Cluster.

NGC4411B 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.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4411B.

  • SN1992ad (TypeII, mag. 13.5) was discovered by Robert Evans on 1 July 1992.
  • SN2021smj (TypeIa, mag. 17.025) was discovered by ATLAS on 8 July 2021.

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