NGC 4244 is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
With an apparent V-band magnitude of 10.18, NGC 4244 lies approximately 4.3 megaparsecs (14 million light years) away. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located near the centre of this galaxy.
![NGC 4244 (Caldwell 26) is an edge-on loose Spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is part of the M94 Group (the Canes Venatici I Group), a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way. The galaxy lies approximately 14 million light years away, with a redshift of +243/493 km/s. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located at the centre of this galaxy.
Photographed with CPC925 reflector telescope and Nikon D800 camera in Stuvsta, April 2016. Exposure was 10*1 min at ISO 800. NGC 4244, Silver Needle Galaxy](https://astro.hal1.se/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/07/ngc_4244_10st_60s_lrgb/3764319988.jpg)
NGC 4244, Silver Needle Galaxy
NGC 4244 (Caldwell 26) is an edge-on loose Spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is part of the M94 Group (the Canes Venatici I Group), a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way. The galaxy lies approximately 14 million light years away, with a redshift of +243/493 km/s. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located at the centre of this galaxy.
Photographed with CPC925 reflector telescope and Nikon D800 camera in Stuvsta, April 2016. Exposure was 10*1 min at ISO 800.
![NGC 4244 is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
With an apparent V-band magnitude of 10.18, NGC 4244 lies approximately 4.3 megaparsecs (14 million light years) away. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located near the centre of this galaxy.
Photographed with MN190 reflector telescope and ASI 2600MC color camera in Stuvsta, March 2022. Exposure was 30*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 light pollution filter. NGC 4244, Silver Needle Galaxy](https://astro.hal1.se/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/07/ngc_4244_90min_lpfilter_ps/3112927518.jpg)
NGC 4244, Silver Needle Galaxy
NGC 4244 is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
With an apparent V-band magnitude of 10.18, NGC 4244 lies approximately 4.3 megaparsecs (14 million light years) away. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located near the centre of this galaxy.
Photographed with MN190 reflector telescope and ASI 2600MC color camera in Stuvsta, March 2022. Exposure was 30*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 light pollution filter.
![NGC 4244 is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
With an apparent V-band magnitude of 10.18, NGC 4244 lies approximately 4.3 megaparsecs (14 million light years) away. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located near the centre of this galaxy.
Photographed with MN190 reflector telescope and ASI 2600MC color camera in Stuvsta, March 2022. Exposure was 30*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 light pollution filter. NGC 4244, Silver Needle Galaxy](https://astro.hal1.se/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/07/ngc_4244_90min_lpfilter_annotated/3304514606.jpg)
NGC 4244, Silver Needle Galaxy
NGC 4244 is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
With an apparent V-band magnitude of 10.18, NGC 4244 lies approximately 4.3 megaparsecs (14 million light years) away. A nuclear star cluster and halo is located near the centre of this galaxy.
Photographed with MN190 reflector telescope and ASI 2600MC color camera in Stuvsta, March 2022. Exposure was 30*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 light pollution filter.