NGC 4619 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 15 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 1 May 1785.
NGC 4619 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 4619: SN 2006ac (TypeIa, mag. 16.0) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 9 February 2006.
See also List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
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