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NGC 4088
NGC 4088
	NGC 4088 with the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	12h 05m 34.2s
Declination	+50° 32′ 21″
Redshift	0.002524
Heliocentric radial velocity	757 ± 1 km/s
Distance	51.5 ± 4.5 Mly; (15.8 ± 1.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.2
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)bc
Apparent size (V)	5.8′ × 2.2′
Other designations
	UGC 7081, PGC 38302, Arp 18, VV 357

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

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

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4088. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
^ "Distance Results for NGC 4088". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
^ A. Sandage; J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 978-0-87279-667-6.
^ 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.
^ H. Arp (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 14: 1–20. Bibcode:1966ApJS...14....1A. doi:10.1086/190147.
^ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "SN 1991G". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ Cortini, G.; Dimai, A. (2009). "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 1764: 1. Bibcode:2009CBET.1764....1C.
^ "SN 2009dd". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Supernova 2009dd in NGC 4088". Astronomy Section, Rochester Academy of Science. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
^ David Bishop. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". supernovae.net (International Supernovae Network). Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
^ "SN 2022jzc". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.