Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4244
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NGC 4244 - Silver Needle Galaxy in Canis Venatici, Massimo Marchini
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NGC 4244 - Silver Needle Galaxy in Canis Venatici

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NGC 4244 - Silver Needle Galaxy in Canis Venatici, Massimo Marchini
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NGC 4244 - Silver Needle Galaxy in Canis Venatici

Link to TIFF/FITS: https://flic.kr/p/2oq8SUA

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The Silver Needle Galaxy (also known as NGC 4244 or Caldwell 26) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, about 14.1 million l.y. from us. 
NGC 4244 is a member of M94, or Canes Venatici I Group, a group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
It’s edge-on positioned from our point of view, so we can watch it on its profile.

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