Astronomy:I Zw 36
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
Coordinates: 
12h 26m 16.02s, +48° 29′ 36.6″
| I Zw 36 | |
|---|---|
 Blue compact dwarf galaxy known Markarian 209 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 26m 16.02s [1] |
| Declination | +48° 29′ 36.6″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.000941[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 282 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| Mrk 209, PG 1223+488, UGCA 281, Z 1223.9+4846,
Anon 1223+48, PG 1223+487, UZC J122617.1+482938, [H56] 29, LEDA 40665, SBSG 1223+487, ZW I 36, [M98c] 122350.6+484607, MCG+08-23-035, TC 211, Z 244-18, [MI94] Im 98 | |
I Zwicky 36, often abbreviated to I Zw 36, is a blue compact dwarf galaxy which is in the constellation Canes Venatici. The dominant population of stars in I Zw 36 is young in stellar terms, with ages of under 3 million years.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Search Results for UGCA 281". SIMBAD. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=UGCA+281. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "A messy star factory". ESA/Hubble. http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1450a/. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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