NGC 4744

NGC 4744 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 160 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Centaurus.^[3] NGC 4744 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 8, 1834.^[4] It is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.^[5][6]

NGC 4744
legacy surveys image of NGC 4744.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Centaurus
Right ascension	12h 52m 19.6s[1]
Declination	−41° 03′ 36″[1]
Redshift	0.011201[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3358 km/s[1]
Distance	162 Mly (49.7 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Centaurus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.77[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0/a(s)[1]
Size	~145,400 ly (44.59 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.1 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
ESO 323-22, CCC 227, IRAS 12495-4047, MCG -7-27-6, PGC 43661[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4340