NGC 4485

NGC 4485
NGC 4485 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension12h 30m 31.113s
Declination+41° 42′ 04.22″
Redshift0.0016
Heliocentric radial velocity483
Distance29.1 Mly (8.91 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.7
Apparent magnitude (B)12.32
Characteristics
TypeIB(s)m pec
Size~11,000 ly
Apparent size (V)2.4′ × 1.8′
Other designations
2MASX J12303111+4142042, NGC 4485, UGC 7648, MCG +07-26-013, PGC 41326, VV 30b, KPG 341a

NGC 4485 is an irregular barred galaxy located in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It was discovered January 14, 1788 by William Herschel. This galaxy is located at a distance of 29 million light years and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 483 km/s.

NGC 4485 is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 4490 and as a result both galaxies are distorted and are undergoing intense star formation. They have a projected separation of 9.3 kpc and are surrounded by an extended hydrogen envelope with a dense bridge of gas joining the two. Both galaxies are otherwise isolated and of low mass. The star formation rate in NGC 4485 is 0.22 M☉·yr−1.

References

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  7. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  8. ↑ Pearson, Sarah; et al. (November 2018). "Modelling the baryon cycle in low-mass galaxy encounters: the case of NGC 4490 and NGC 4485". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 480 (3): 3069–3090. arXiv:1807.03791. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.480.3069P. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2052.
  9. ↑ "Hubble Observes Creative Destruction as Galaxies Collide". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 16 May 2019.