# APOD: 2026 November 11: NGC 4449: Small Galaxy, Big Impact

APOD: 2026 November 11: NGC 4449: Small Galaxy, Big Impact

via [NASA (all news)](https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-november-11-ngc-4449-small-galaxy-big-impact/)

NASA features NGC 4449 as Astronomy Picture of the Day. NGC 4449 is a small galaxy, contrasting with the Milky Way which is about 100,000 light years across. The Milky Way contains hundreds of billions of stars.

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