Astronomy:NGC 4088

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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:

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. Bibcode: 1987ApJ...314....3E. 
  6. ↑ H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 14: 1–20. doi:10.1086/190147. Bibcode: 1966ApJS...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. 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. doi:10.1086/317070. Bibcode: 2000ApJ...543..178G. 
  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. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/05100/05188.html#Item2. 
  11. ↑ "SN 1991G". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1991G. 
  12. ↑ Cortini, G.; Dimai, A. (2009). "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1764): 1. Bibcode: 2009CBET.1764....1C. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/001700/CBET001764.txt. 
  13. ↑ "SN 2009dd". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2009dd. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Astronomy Section, Rochester Academy of Science. 2009-12-30. http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2009/sn2009dd.html. 
  15. ↑ David Bishop. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". supernovae.net (International Supernovae Network). http://www.supernovae.net/sn2009/. 
  16. ↑ "SN 2022jzc". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022jzc. 

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