NGC 4909

{{Short description|Ring galaxy in the constellation Centaurus}} {{Infobox galaxy|constellation name=[[Centaurus]]|appmag_b=13.63|ra=13h 03m 28s|dec=-42° 54’ 25”|mag_j=11.14|mag_h=10.43|mag_k=10.13|type=[[Spiral galaxy]] (SAa)|image=NGC 4909 DSS.jpg|name=NGC 4909|caption=Image of the NGC 4909 [[galaxy]]|sbrightness=23.7|appmag_v=12.7|z=0.011285}}

'''NGC 4909''' is an early spiral [[ring galaxy]] located 155 million light years from [[Earth]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Centaurus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NGC 4909 - Spiral Galaxy in Centaurus {{!}} TheSkyLive.com |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc4909-object |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=theskylive.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Astronomy |first=Go |title=NGC 4909 {{!}} galaxy in Centaurus {{!}} New General Catalogue |url=https://www.go-astronomy.com/ngc.php?ID=5230 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Go-Astronomy.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The galaxy has a small, elongated and bright [[Galactic Center|nucleus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your NED Search Results |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/datasearch?search_type=Note_id&objid=32727&objname=NGC%204909&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&of=table |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Your NED Search Results |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4909&extend=yes&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=B1950.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&zv=z&zv_breaker=10000.0 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} {{ngc50}}{{centaurus}} [[Category:Spiral galaxies]] [[Category:Centaurus]] [[category:NGC objects|4909]]