NGC 4185

NGC 4185 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. Additionally, three non-redshift measurements give a farther mean distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 11 April 1785.
NGC 4195 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.

NGC 4185 group

NGC 4185 is a member of a galaxy group that bears its name. The NGC 4185 group has 13 galaxies, including NGC 4131, NGC 4132, NGC 4134, NGC 4169, NGC 4174, NGC 4175, NGC 4196, NGC 4253, MCG +05-29-024, MCG +05-29-035, UGC 7221, and UGC 7294.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4185:SN 1982C was discovered by Hungarian astronomer Miklós Lovas on 22 March 1982.