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NGC 3244
NGC 3244, AGC 27113, ESO 317-24, LEDA 30594, MCG-07-22-005, SGC 102318-3934.4, h 4019, GC 2103
Type: galaxy, Sbc
Mag: B=14.5, V=13.75
Size: 2.041′ x 1.513′
PA: 170°
Published comments
de Vaucouleurs, G. (1956)
De Vaucouleurs (1956) "Survey of bright galaxies south of -35° declination", Mem. Mount Stromlo, No. 13. (photographic study, plates taken with the 30-inch Reynolds reflector, 20-inch diaphragm); List II, p 68-73.
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a galaxy. Their coded description reads R,VDIF,LBM,STELNUC SEEM KNY.
Modern observations
Brian Skiff
RC2: * 30" from nuc.
POSS: * 26" in pa175; f * 1'.0 pa345; br * 1'.8 N.
15cm - not vis. BS, 13Mar1980, Anderson Mesa.
- mod f, vis @ 80x w/o difficulty. 140x: circ, 1'diam, halo reaching past
m13.5 * in S side. m14.5 * N just outside neb. mod broad concen. m9.5 *
2' N. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO.
25cm - losfcbr, 1' diam w/little concen. * inv on S, m13.5. BS, 14Mar1980,
Anderson Mesa.
Contemporary observations
Magda Streicher
2010 March 15
Location: Polokwane
16-inch f/10 SCT (127x 290x 462x)
The galaxy displays a very soft glow with a large hazy outer envelope around a 1/3 the size of the whole object. The nucleus is very dense but not star like. The area around the south of NGC 3244 is littered with galaxies. NGC 3276 was vaguely visible as another glow slightly elongated in an east to west direction.
(no date)
Alldays (22.50S, 20.12E, 770m).
12-inch f/10 SCT (218x), 16-inch f/10 SCT (127x, 290x, 462x)
Very faint but round little glow, slightly brighter core. NGC3250 is just 15arc minutes to the east. A lovely soft short spindle shining like a soft out of focus light beam in a north to south direction and even in surface brightness which is faint. There is a handful of galaxies to the east of NGC 3244.
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