NGC 4790

NGC 4790 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1679 ± 24km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of away from the Solar System. In addition, six non-redshift measurements give a distance of. NGC 4790 was discovered on 25 March 1786 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.
NGC 4790 is a member of the NGC 4699 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 4790. SN 2012au was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on 14 March 2012. This supernova later produced evidence of a pulsar wind nebula which appears to be expanding outward at approximately 2300 km/s.