Astronomy:NGC 4088

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major
NGC 4088
NGC 4088
NGC 4088 with the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major[1]
Right ascension 12h 05m 34.2s[2]
Declination+50° 32′ 21″[2]
Redshift0.002524[2]
Helio radial velocity757 ± 1 km/s[2]
Distance51.5 ± 4.5 Mly
(15.8 ± 1.4 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.2[2]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)bc[2]
Apparent size (V)5.8 × 2.2[2]
Other designations
UGC 7081,[2] PGC 38302,[2] Arp 18,[2] VV 357[2]

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]

General information

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

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]

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]


Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4088. The first was discovered on 10 February 1991, SN 1991G (Type II, mag. 17).[10]

On April 13, 2009, supernova SN 2009dd was discovered in NGC 4088.[11] At apparent magnitude 13.8,[11] it became the third-brightest supernova of 2009.[12]

On 16 May 2022, SN 2022jzc was discovered (Type II, mag. 17.8).[13]

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. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "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. 
  3. "Distance Results for NGC 4088". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4088. 
  4. A. Sandage; J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 978-0-87279-667-6. 
  5. "Arm classifications for spiral galaxies". Astrophysical Journal 314: 3–9. 1987. doi:10.1086/165034. Bibcode1987ApJ...314....3E. 
  6. H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 14: 1–20. doi:10.1086/190147. Bibcode1966ApJS...14....1A. 
  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. Bibcode1993A&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. doi:10.1086/317070. Bibcode2000ApJ...543..178G. 
  10. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1991G. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Astronomy Section, Rochester Academy of Science. 2009-12-30. http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2009/sn2009dd.html. 
  12. David Bishop. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". supernovae.net (International Supernovae Network). http://www.supernovae.net/sn2009/. 
  13. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022jzc. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

External links

Coordinates: Sky map 12h 05m 34.2s, +50° 32′ 21″