Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4449
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NGC 4449, Bruce Donzanti
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NGC 4449

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NGC 4449

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NGC 4449 is an irregular dwarf galaxy that is part of the Canum Venaticorum group of galaxies some 12 million light years away.   It has a visual mag of 9.4 and apparent dimensions of 5.1'.  The central part of NGC 4449 contains a population of young stars, not much older than 5 million years.

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