NGC 4244

NGC 4244
NGC 4244
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
Type	Sc
Apparent dimensions (V)	16′.2
Apparent magnitude (V)	+10.2/+10.6
Other designations
Caldwell 26
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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 12^h 17.5^m, 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^[1]/14 million^[2] light years away, with a redshift of +243/493^[1] km/s. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located at the centre of this galaxy.^[2][3]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Jurasevich, David M. (2004). "NGC 4244". starimager.com. http://www.starimager.com/Image%20Gallery%20Pages/Galaxies/ngc%204244.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "A Rotating Compact Nuclear Stellar Cluster in NGC 4244". Gemini Observatory. July 31, 2008. http://www.gemini.edu/node/10989. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
3. ^ Seth, A.; de Jong, R.; Dalcanton J (2006). "CJO - Abstract - Detection of a stellar halo in NGC 4244". Cambridge University Press. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=4BB4BE90FC995CF2DFC3AB60AECD86E9.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=1311104. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 

References

• Pasachoff, Jay M. (2000). "Atlas of the Sky". Stars and Planets. New York, NY: Peterson Field Guides. pp. 578 pg. ISBN 0-395-93432-X. 
• Eicher, David J. (1988). The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to Deep-Sky Objects from Astronomy Magazine. AstroMedia (Kalmbach Publishing Company). ISBN 0-521-36299-7. 

External links

• NGC 4244 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS – NGC 4244
• Simbad – NGC 4244
• VizieR – NGC 4244
• NED – NGC 4244

Coordinates: 12^h 17^m 29.6^s, +37° 48′ 26″