NGC 4244
Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
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NGC 4244, also known as Caldwell 26, is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way. In the sky, it is located near the yellow naked-eye star, Beta Canum Venaticorum, but also near the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4151 and irregular galaxy NGC 4214.
Right ascension12h 17m 29.9s[1]
Declination+37° 48′ 27″[1]
| NGC 4244 | |
|---|---|
NGC 4244 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 17m 29.9s[1] |
| Declination | +37° 48′ 27″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.000814[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | +244 km/s[3][2] |
| Distance | 14.1 Mly (4.31 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.18[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.44[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 17.0′. × 2.2′[5] |
| Other designations | |
| Caldwell 26, UGC 7322, MCG +06-27-045, PGC 39422[2] | |
With an apparent V-band magnitude of 10.18,[3] NGC 4244 lies approximately 4.3 megaparsecs[3] (14 million light years)[6] away. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located near the centre of this galaxy.[6][7]
See also
- IC 5052 - a similar edge-on galaxy
