NGC 4244

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]

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.

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

Notes

1. Karachentsev, Igor D.; Kaisina, Elena I.; Kashibadze (Nasonova), Olga G. (2016). "The Local Tully–Fisher Relation for Dwarf Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 153: 6. arXiv: 1611.02574 . doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6 . S2CID   119388974.
2. "NGC 4244". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-09.
3. "Results for object NGC 4244 (NGC 4244)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
4. "Search specification: NGC 4244". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
5. The Night Sky Observers Guide, Vol. 2, pg 46. Kepple, G. and Sanner, G., Willmann-Bell Inc., 2002
6. "A Rotating Compact Nuclear Stellar Cluster in NGC 4244". Gemini Observatory. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
7. Seth, A.; de Jong, R.; Dalcanton, J. (2006). "CJO - Abstract - Detection of a stellar halo in NGC 4244". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 2 (S241). Cambridge University Press: 523–524. arXiv: astro-ph/0701704 . doi: 10.1017/S1743921307009003 . S2CID   119058120.

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.