The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, known as the NGC objects. It is one of the largest comprehensive catalogues, as it includes all types of deep space objects, including galaxies, star clusters, emission nebulae and absorption nebulae.
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NGC 3244
NGC 3244 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3068 ± 22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 147.6 ± 10.4 Mly (45.25 ± 3.18 Mpc). However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of 91.88 ± 7.36 Mly (28.170 ± 2.256 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 22 April 1835. One supernova has been observed in NGC 3244. SN 2010ev (type Ia, mag. 14.3) was discovered by CHASE (CHilean Automatic Supernovas sEarch) and by the Brazilian Supernovae Search on 27 June 2010. With a peak apparent magnitude of about 14, it was the third-brightest supernova observed in 2010.
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NGC 3244 at In-The-Sky website