NGC 4744 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 160 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. NGC 4744 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 8, 1834. It is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.
Barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus
NGC 4744
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- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Right ascension
- 12h 52m 19.6s
- Declination
- −41° 03′ 36″
- Redshift
- 0.011201
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 3358 km/s
- Distance
- 162 Mly (49.7 Mpc)
- Group or cluster
- Centaurus Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 13.77
- Type
- SB0/a(s)
- Size
- ~145,400 ly (44.59 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 2.1 x 1.0
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