NGC4141 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, two non-redshift measurements give a farther mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 17 April 1789.
NGC4141 is listed as having an active galactic nucleus.
Supernovae Two supernovae has been observed in NGC 4141: SN2008X (TypeII-P, mag. 17.6) was discovered by Scottish amateur astronomer Tom Boles, and independently by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS), on 7 February 2008. SN2009E (Type II-P, mag. 17.8) was discovered by Tom Boles on 3 January 2009.
See also List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
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