NGC4244 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC4244 will become visible at around 21:28 (EDT), 82° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 06:04.

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Name NGC4244

Object type Galaxy

Other names

C 26^[4]
NGC 4244^[1]
UGC 7322^[2]
PGC 39422^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	12^h17^m ^[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]
Hubble type:	Sc
B-V Color (mag):	0.26

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

^[4]	"Beyond Messier: The Caldwell Catalogue", Patrick Moore, December 1995, Sky & Telescope

Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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