C26
NGC 4244
천체 데이터
- 카탈로그 지정명
- C26
- 유형
- Galaxy
- 별자리
- Canes Venatici
- 등급
- 10.2
- 적경
- 12h 17m 29.5s
- 적위
- +37° 48' 25.2"
- 거리
- 10,000,000 광년
- 각크기
- 16
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C26 소개
설명
NGC 4244 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, about 14 million light-years away. Known as the Silver Needle Galaxy, it appears as a very thin, elongated streak spanning about 16 arcminutes with no visible dust lane or central bulge.
관측 팁
Requires dark skies due to its low surface brightness. Visible as a faint, thin streak in a 6-inch telescope. The lack of a bright core makes it harder than typical edge-on galaxies. Best in spring evenings.
역사
Discovered by William Herschel on March 17, 1787. Its extremely thin profile and lack of a bulge classify it as a pure-disk (Scd) spiral galaxy.
재미있는 사실
NGC 4244 is one of the flattest galaxies known, with virtually no central bulge. It is a member of the M94 galaxy group, one of the many galaxy groups in the Canes Venatici cloud.
커뮤니티 사진 (1)
Credit: Ole Nielsen. License: CC BY-SA 2.5. (Wikimedia Commons)
Skybred Mar 2, 2026