NGC 4449

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NGC 4449

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 4449.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
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]
Type IBm[2]
Apparent dimensions (V) 6′.2 × 4′.4 [2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.0[2]
Other designations
UGC 7592,[2] PGC 40973[2]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies


NGC 4449 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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  1. ^ R. W. Sinnott, editor (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-933-34651-4. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4449. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.