NGC 4449 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canes Venatici[1] |
Right ascension | 12h 28m 11.9s[2] |
Declination | +44° 05′ 40″[2] |
Redshift | 207 ± 4 km/s[2] |
Distance | 13.08 ± 0.98 Mly (4.01 ± 0.30 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.0[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | IBm[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 6′.2 × 4′.4[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 7592,[2] PGC 40973,[2] Caldwell 21 |
NGC 4449, also known as Caldwell 21, is an irregular Magellanic type galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, being located about 13 million light-years away.[3] It is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group that is relatively close to the Local Group hosting our Milky Way galaxy.[4][5]