NGC 4449
Canes Venatici
Penryn, California
April 2008
M 250 @ f 9.3 (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB, 10 minute subs
NGC 4449 is a dwarf IBm galaxy undergoing intense star burst activity initiated
by interaction and/or merger with other galaxies. Distance to this dwarf
is estimated at 9 Mly making it a
perfect laboratory for the studies of early type starburst galaxies. The
halo for this galaxy is 14 times the optical size.