NGC 4244
| NGC 4244 | |
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NGC 4244
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 17m 29.6s |
| Declination | +37° 48′ 26″ |
| Redshift | +243/+493 km/s |
| Distance | 6.5/14 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +10.2/+10.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc |
| Apparent size (V) | 16′.2 x 1′.8 |
| Other designations | |
| Caldwell 26 | |
NGC 4244, also Caldwell 26, is an edge-on loose Spiral galaxy and Caldwell object in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is part of the M94 Group (the Canes Venatici I Group), a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way. It shines at magnitude +10.2/+10.6. Its celestial cooridinates are RA 12h 17.5m, dec +37° 49′. It is located near a naked-eye G-class star Beta Canum Venaticorum, barred spiral galaxy NGC 4151, and irregular galaxy NGC 4214. The galaxy lies approximately 6.5 million/14 million light years away, with a redshift of +243/493 km/s. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located at the centre of this galaxy.
NGC 4244 image by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Coordinates: 
12h 17m 29.6s, +37° 48′ 26″
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