NGC 4244

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.. 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.

NGC 4244
NGC 4244
Observation data
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	12^h 17^m 29.6^s
Declination	+37° 48′ 26″
Redshift	+243 km/s
Distance	4.1 Mpc) 14 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.2v / 10.7B
Characteristics
Type	Sc
Apparent size (V)	17.0′. × 2.2′[2]
Other designations
Caldwell 26

At +10.2v or 10.7B magnitude, NGC 4244 lies approximately 4.1 megaparsecs[1] (14 million light years)[3] away. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located near the centre of this galaxy.[3][4]

Gallery

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  NGC 4244 image by the Hubble Space Telescope.[5]
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  NGC 4244 by 2MASS
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  NGC 4244 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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  Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4244

See also

• IC 5052 - a similar edge-on galaxy

Notes

1. "Distance Results for NGC 4244". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
2. The Night Sky Observers Guide, Vol. 2, pg 46. Kepple, G. and Sanner, G., Willmann-Bell Inc., 2002
3. "A Rotating Compact Nuclear Stellar Cluster in NGC 4244". Gemini Observatory. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
4. Seth, A.; de Jong, R.; Dalcanton, J. (2006). "CJO - Abstract - Detection of a stellar halo in NGC 4244". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
5. "A silver needle in the sky". www.spacetelescope.org. ESA/Hubble. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

References

• Pasachoff, Jay M. (2000). "Atlas of the Sky". Stars and Planets. New York, NY: Peterson Field Guides. pp. 578 pg. ISBN 978-0-395-93432-6.
• Eicher, David J. (1988). The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to Deep-Sky Objects from Astronomy Magazine. AstroMedia (Kalmbach Publishing Company). Bibcode:1988ufyb.book.....E. ISBN 978-0-521-36299-3.

External links

• NGC 4244 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• Frommert, Harmut. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4244". Spider. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
• "NGC 4244". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
• "NED results for object NGC 4244". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.