Sunny Priyan
The galaxy is situated just 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs).
Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith
It's a member of the M94 galaxy group and is near the Local Group of galaxies that the Milky Way is a part of.
Image Credit: Freepik
NGC 4449 is a dwarf galaxy, which means that it is far smaller and contains fewer stars than the Milky Way.
Image Credit: Freepik
It is currently forming new stars at a much faster rate and this makes it a starburst galaxy.
Image Credit: Freepik
Researchers believe that this global burst of star formation came out because of NGC 4449’s interactions with its galactic neighbors.
Image Credit: Freepik
This galaxy encompasses the hottest, brightest, and massive stars in more than two dozens of nearby galaxies.
Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith)