MCG -03-04-014 or PGC 4167, is a spiral galaxy located 450 million light-years in the constellation of Cetus.

[2] MCG -03-04-014 is classified as a luminous infrared galaxy,[3][4] meaning it has high star-formation regions.

[5][6] MCG -03-04-014 has a galactic center that is obscured by dust lanes[5] and presents an abundant supply of molecular gas.

Some attribute it to recent starbursts, while others point to activity in the galaxies' supermassive black holes.

[5] According to SIMBAD, it is considered to be a Seyfert type 1 galaxy, hence the possible reason for its luminosity level.