NGC 4914 is an elliptical 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, three non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of . 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 and NGC 4868.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 4914: SN 2026fjc (TypeIa, mag. 18.475) was discovered by ATLAS on 12 March 2026.
See also List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
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