NGC 4088

NGC 4088
Composite image of NGC 4088
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension12h 05m 34.2s
Declination+50° 32′ 21″
Redshift0.002524
Heliocentric radial velocity757 ± 1 km/s (470.4 ± 0.6 mi/s)
Distance51.5 ± 4.5 Mly (15,800 ± 1,400 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.2
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)bc
Apparent size (V)5.8′ × 2.2′
Other designations
UGC 7081, PGC 38302, Arp 18, VV 357

NGC 4088 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy forms a physical pair with NGC 4085, which is located 11′ away.

General information

Amateur image of NGC 4088, left, and companion NGC 4085, right.

NGC 4088 is a grand design spiral galaxy. 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.

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.

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4088:

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4088. Retrieved 16 November 2006.
  3. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 4088". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  4. ↑ A. Sandage; J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 978-0-87279-667-6.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 14: 1–20. Bibcode:1966ApJS...14....1A. doi:10.1086/190147.
  7. ↑ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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. S2CID 9618325.
  10. ↑ Mueller, J.; Brewer, C.; Mendenhall, J. D.; Schmidt, M. (1991). "Supernova 1991G in NGC 4088". International Astronomical Union Circular (5188): 2. Bibcode:1991IAUC.5188....2M.
  11. ↑ "SN 1991G". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  12. ↑ Cortini, G.; Dimai, A. (2009). "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1764): 1. Bibcode:2009CBET.1764....1C.
  13. ↑ "SN 2009dd". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Astronomy Section, Rochester Academy of Science. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  15. ↑ David Bishop. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". supernovae.net (International Supernovae Network). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  16. ↑ "SN 2022jzc". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.