Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array observations, a team of astronomers lead by Jeremy Darling discovered a H2Omaser containing a broad multi-component. The maser of IC 485 has a peak flux of 80 mJy with an isotopic luminosity of Liso = (868 ± 46)LΘ.[7][8] According to Darling, he was also able to find a faint unresolved radio source with its angular resolution measured as 90 milliarcseconds ≈ 50 parsecs.[7]
In 2022, the galaxy was further studied by another team of astronomers. They discovered, it has two other 22 GHz H2O maser modules with a velocity separation of 472 km s-1. One is located in the central nuclear region while the other is at a redshifted velocity. Based on estimations on its connection with an edge-on disc, IC 485 has a mass of MBH ~ 1.2 x 107 MΘ. According to estimation of its black hole, the galaxy has a core luminosity of 1 x 1036 - 5 x 1037erg s-1.[7]