NGC 4485
Astro Gallery > Astronomy > Herschel 400Object name: NGC 4485
Object type: Galaxy
Magnitude: 11.7
Size: 2.4'x1.8'
Position Angle:15ยบ
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Atik 16IC-S, 7x300s frames. Astronomik CLS filter. Stacked and processed in Nebulosity.
Note the star just to the left of the nucleus of the larger galaxy is SN2008ax (a supernova) discovered in March 2008. The smaller galaxy (interacting with NGC 4490) is NGC 4485.
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NGC 4485 image © J C Talbot
Image taken 23rd Apr 2008
NGC 4485 image © J C Talbot
Image taken 23rd Apr 2008
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