NGC 4415 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . Additionally, two non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 28 December 1785.
NGC 4415 is a member of the Virgo cluster, and is listed as VCC 929.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 4415: SN 2022pul (TypeIa, mag. 15.9) was discovered by ASAS-SN on 26 July 2022. It got as bright as magnitude 12.1, making it the brightest supernova of 2022.
See also List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
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