About NGC 4244 (C26)

NGC 4244 is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 40° altitude and reaches 52° around 08:33 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It requires patience and good conditions.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

10000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10.2