Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pavo (Pav)  ·  Contains:  IC 4820  ·  NGC 6744
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NGC6744, Alan Karty
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NGC6744

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NGC6744

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NGC 6744 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. It is considered as a Milky Way mimic in our immediate vicinity, displaying flocculent (fluffy) arms and an elongated core. It also has at least one distorted companion galaxy (NGC 6744A) superficially similar to one of the Magellanic Clouds. NGC 6744 lies within the Virgo Supercluster.

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NGC6744, Alan Karty