Irregular galaxy · Canes Venatici
NGC 4449
Also known as: C21
mag 9.54.7′ across
About
NGC 4449 is an irregular galaxy of magnitude 9.5 in Canes Venatici, about 4.7′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 4449 is in the constellation Canes Venatici.
- Best evenings: around mid-May it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 36° S.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)A faint smudge, only from a dark site.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)An irregular, patchy glow.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 4449, C21, PGC 40973, UGC 7592 |
|---|---|
| Type | Irregular galaxy (IB) |
| Magnitude | 9.5The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 4.7′ × 2.7′position angle 51°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 21.1 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 28m 11.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 05′ 37″ |
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Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →