| NGC 3914 | |
| Constellation Name: | Virgo |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | (R')SB(rs)b[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.020384 |
| H Radial V: | 6111 ± 3 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 13.2 |
| Size V: | 1.1' x 0.6' |
| Size: | ~31.59kpc (estimated) |
NGC 3914 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6466 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 95.38 ± 6.69 Mpc (∼311 million light-years). However, six non-redshift measurements give a distance of 81.2 ± 2.8 Mpc (∼265 million light-years).[2] The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.[3]
The Simbad database lists NGC 3914 as a radio galaxy.[4]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3914: SN 2023fnj (type Ia, mag. 18.7).[5]