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NGC 4244 · galaxy

Silver Needle

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.

RA12h 17m 29sDec+37° 48' 26"

Image: NASA / GSFC. Source: GSFC via images.nasa.gov.

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Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation
NGC 4244
All designations
NGC 4244 · Silver Needle
Object type
Galaxy
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Best viewing
Spring

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000)
12h 17m 29s
Declination (J2000)
+37° 48' 26"
Apparent magnitude (V)
—
Distance
—
Redshift (z)
0.000815
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Visibility tonight
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The science

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0

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Companions

Other objects nearby in Canes Venatici, or of similar character.

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References

Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.

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  • coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used