About NGC 4449 (C21)

NGC 4449 is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and is visible as a compact luminous region. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 34° altitude and reaches 46° around 08:48 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 6 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

10000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9.4