NGC 4088
| NGC 4088 | |
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 NGC 4088 2MASS (near-infrared) |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 05m 34.2s[2] |
| Declination | +50° 32′ 21″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.002524[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 757 ± 1 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 51.5 ± 4.5 Mly (15.8 ± 1.4 Mpc)[3] |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5′.8 × 2′.2[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.2[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7081,[2] PGC 38302,[2] Arp 18,[2] VV 357[2] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4088 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy forms a physical pair with NGC 4085, which is located 11′ away.[4]
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[edit] Disk Structure
NGC 4088 is a grand design spiral galaxy.[5] This means that the spiral arms in the galaxy's disk are sharply defined. In visible light, one of the spiral arms appears to have a disconnected segment. Halton Arp included this galaxy in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as one of several examples where this phenomenon occurs.[6]
[edit] Galaxy group information
NGC 4088 and NGC 4085 are members of the M109 Group, a group of galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major. This large group contains between 41 and 58 galaxies, including the spiral galaxy M109.[7][8][9]
[edit] Supernova 2009dd
On April 13, 2009, SN 2009dd was discovered in NGC 4088.[10] At apparent magnitude 13.8,[10] it became the 3rd brightest supernova of 2009.[11] In 1991 there was SN1991G.
[edit] References
- ^ R. W. Sinnott, editor (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 0-933-34651-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4088. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+4088&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 4088". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4088. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1.
- ^ D. M. Elmegreen, B. G. Elmegreen (1987). "Arm classifications for spiral galaxies". Astrophysical Journal 314: 3–9. Bibcode 1987ApJ...314....3E. doi:10.1086/165034.
- ^ H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 14: 1–20. Bibcode 1966ApJS...14....1A. doi:10.1086/190147.
- ^ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1.
- ^ A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 100: 47–90. Bibcode 1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ^ G. Giuricin, C. Marinoni, L. Ceriani, A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode 2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070.
- ^ a b "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Astronomy Section, Rochester Academy of Science. 2009-12-30. http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2009/sn2009dd.html. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ David Bishop. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". supernovae.net (International Supernovae Network). http://www.supernovae.net/sn2009/. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
[edit] External links
- NGC 4088 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
