NGC 4845

NGC 4845 (also known as NGC 4910) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo around 65 million light years away.^[4] The galaxy was originally discovered by William Herschel in 1786.^[5] It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.^[6]

ConstellationVirgo

Right ascension12^h 58^m 01.2^s[1]

Declination1° 34′ 33″

Redshiftz=0.004110 (1232 km/s)^[1]

Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...

NGC 4845
NGC 4845 as seen by HST
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 58m 01.2s[1]
Declination	1° 34′ 33″
Redshift	z=0.004110 (1232 km/s)[1]
Distance	65 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.2[2]
Characteristics
Type	Sab[2]
Apparent size (V)	4′.9 × 1′.3[2]
Other designations
UGC 08087, 2MASX J12580124+0134320, NGC 4910, PGC 44392[3]

Close

The galaxy has a supermassive black hole, called IGR J12580+0134, at its center with a mass of 300,000${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}M_{\odot }\end{smallmatrix}}}$. In 2013, the ESA observed the black hole absorbing matter from a nearby, low-mass object; possibly a brown dwarf star.^[7][8] The observed X-ray flare was caught by the ESA's INTEGRAL telescope.^[9]