NGC4244 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici

 
 
 
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  • RA: 12:17.5
  • Dec: +37:49
  • Magnitude: 10.4
  • Distance: 10,000,000 ly
  • Size:  15.8 x 1.7arc min
  • Constellation:  Canes Venatici
  • Scope:  8" SCT at f/6.3
  • Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
  • Sky conditions: average transparency and seeing
  • Camera: Hutech modified Canon 300D ISO1600
  • Exposure: 6 x 10 minutes
  • Dates:  4/20/2007

Comments: NGC4244 is a very late-type spiral galaxy seen exactly edge on. It displays no central bulge, but does have a tiny central condensation. It is also known as Caldwell 26.