NGC 4088

NGC 4088
NGC 4088 with the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major[1]
Right ascension	12^h 05^m 34.2^s[2]
Declination	+50° 32′ 21″[2]
Redshift	0.002524[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	757 ± 1 km/s[2]
Distance	51.5 ± 4.5 Mly (15.8 ± 1.4 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.2[2]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(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:

• SN 1991G (type II, mag. 17) was discovered by Jean Mueller on 10 February 1991.[10][11]
• SN 2009dd (type II, mag. 13.7) was discovered by Giancarlo Cortini on 13 April 13 2009.[12][13][14] At apparent magnitude 13.8,[14] it became the third-brightest supernova of 2009.[15]
• SN 2022jzc (Type II, mag. 17.8) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 16 May 2022.[16]

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. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4088. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
3. "Distance Results for NGC 4088". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
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. "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Astronomy Section, Rochester Academy of Science. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
15. David Bishop. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". supernovae.net (International Supernovae Network). Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
16. "SN 2022jzc". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

External links

• Light curves and spectra of SN2009dd Archived 2017-12-02 at the Wayback Machine on the Open Supernova Catalog
• NGC 4088 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images