NGC 4244  -  Silver Needle Galaxy


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Object data of NGC4244

Object type: Galaxy (Sc)
Size: 17.0' x 2.2'
Magnitude: 10.2mag
Constellation: CVn
Distance: 14 Mio Ly
   
Notes: NGC 4244, also known as Silver Needle Galaxy, is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group.

Exposure data

Date: 2025-04-03 until 2025-05-02 (8 nights)
Location: Nussbach / Austria (400m)
Telescope: TEC APO 200 FL with TEC flattener-reducer 0.9x (f=1500mm)
Camera: QHY 268M with Baader CMOS filters
Binning: L 1x1 / RGB 1x1
Mount: ASA DDM85
Exposure time: L 103x8min / RGB 36x8min each
Exposure time total: 28h 08min
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