NGC 4236

NGC 4236
NGC 4236
	A Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) image of NGC 4236
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco
Right ascension	12h 16m 42.1s
Declination	+69° 27′ 45″
Redshift	0 ± 2 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.5
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)dm
Apparent size (V)	21.9′ × 7.2′
Other designations
	UGC 7306, PGC 39346, Caldwell 3

NGC 4236 (also known as Caldwell 3) is a barred Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco.

The galaxy is a member of the M81 Group, a group of galaxies located at a distance of approximately 11.7 Mly (3.6 Mpc) from Earth.^[3] The group also contains the spiral galaxy Messier 81 and the starburst galaxy Messier 82.^[3] NGC 4236 is located away from the central part of the M81 group at a distance of 14.5 Mly (4.45 Mpc) from Earth.^[4]

References

^ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4236. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
^ ^a ^b I. D. Karachentsev (2005). "The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups". Astronomical Journal. 129 (1): 178–188. arXiv:astro-ph/0410065. Bibcode:2005AJ....129..178K. doi:10.1086/426368. S2CID 119385141.
^ I. D. Karachentsev; A. E. Dolphin; D. Geisler; E. K. Grebel; P. Guhathakurta; P. W. Hodge; V. E. Karachentseva; A. Sarajedini; P. Seitzer; M. E. Sharina (2002). "The M 81 group of galaxies: New distances, kinematics and structure". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 383 (1): 125–136. Bibcode:2002A&A...383..125K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011741.