NGC4244 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4244 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:36, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 85° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4244
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +37°48' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 10.60 (V) [4] 10.44 (B) [1] 8.56 (J) [1] 7.98 (H) [1] 7.72 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 16.2 arcmin x 7.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 45.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.26 |
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