NGC 4036

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Galaxy
NGC 4036
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 01 m 26.753 s
declination + 61 ° 53 ′ 44.81 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / LINER  
Brightness  (visual) 10.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.5 likes
Angular expansion 4.3 ′ × 1.7 ′
Position angle 85 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 4036 group
LGG 266  
Redshift 0.004620 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 1385 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(67 ± 5)  ·  10 6  ly
(20.4 ± 1.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date March 19, 1790
Catalog names
NGC  4036 • UGC  7005 • PGC  37930 • CGCG  292-59 • MCG  10-17-125 • IRAS  11588 + 6210 • 2MASX  J12012689 + 6153445 • GC  2668 • H  I 253 • h  1050 • GALEX ASC J120126.74 + 615346.0 • NVSS J120126 + 615344 • WISEA J120126.77 + 615344.8

NGC 4036 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Greater Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 67 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years across. The galaxy is the brightest member of the NGC 4036 group ( LGG 266 ).

On July 23, 2007, Type Ia supernova SN 2007gi was discovered near the central bulge of this galaxy.

The object was discovered on March 19, 1790 by the astronomer William Herschel with an 18.7-inch telescope .

NGC 4036 group ( LGG 266 )

Galaxy Alternative name Distance / million Lj
NGC 4036 PGC 37930 67
NGC 4041 PGC 37999 60
IC 758 PGC 38173 62
PGC 37951 UGC 7009 54
PGC 38014 UGC 7019 72

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 4036
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. Simbad
  5. Seligman