NGC 3244 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3068 ± 22km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 22 April 1835. The ESO image shown was taken with the help of the President of Czechia, Václav Klaus, during his visit to ESO’s Paranal Observatory, on the night of 6 April 2011.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 3244. SN 2010ev (TypeIa, 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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See also New General Catalogue List of NGC objects (3001–4000)
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