NGC 4244
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NGC 4244, also Caldwell 26, is a loose Spiral galaxy and Caldwell object in the constellation Canes Venatici. It shines at magnitude +10.6. Its celestial cooridinates are RA 12h17.5m, DEC +37°49'. It is located near a naked-eye G-class star, Beta Canum Venaticorum, barred spiral galaxy NGC 4151, and irregular galaxy NGC 4214.
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