NGC 4914

NGC 4914
NGC 4914 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension13h 00m 42.9213s
Declination+37° 18′ 55.086″
Redshift0.015287±0.0000510
Heliocentric radial velocity4,583±15 km/s
Distance111.76 ± 21.42 Mly (34.267 ± 6.567 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 4914 group (LGG 319)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.49
Characteristics
TypeE+
Size~113,800 ly (34.89 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)3.5′ × 1.9′
Other designations
2MASX J13004296+3718552, UGC 8125, MCG +06-29-014, PGC 44807, CGCG 189-013

NGC 4914 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,816±22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 231.7 ± 16.3 Mly (71.04 ± 4.99 Mpc). However, three non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 111.76 ± 21.42 Mly (34.267 ± 6.567 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 17 March 1787.

NGC 4914 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

NGC 4914 group

NGC 4914 is the namesake of the NGC 4914 group (also known as LGG 319) which has at least 3 members. The other two galaxies are NGC 4846 [fr] and NGC 4868.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4914:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 4914". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Distance Results for NGC 4914". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4914". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  6. ↑ "NGC 4914". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  8. ↑ "LGG 319". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "SN 2026fjc". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 13 March 2026.