| NGC 4734 | |
| Constellation Name: | Virgo |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | Sc?[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.025036 |
| H Radial V: | 7506 ± 2 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 13.5 |
| Size V: | 1.0' x 0.8' |
| Size: | ~41.56kpc (estimated) |
NGC 4734 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7835 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 115.56 ± 8.10 Mpc (∼377 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 7 April 1828.[2]
The SIMBAD database lists NGC 4734 as a LINER-type active galaxy nucleus, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 4734: SN 2024gvc (type Ic, mag 19.7).[4]