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NGC 4914

Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici

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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 and NGC 4868.

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