| NGC 4236 | |
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 High-resolution visible-light astrophotograph | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 16m 42.1s[2] |
| Declination | +69° 27′ 45″[2] |
| Redshift | 0 ± 2 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)dm[2] |
| Size | 74,000ly (22.70kpc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 21.9′ × 7.2′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7306,[2]PGC 39346,[2] Caldwell 3 | |
NGC 4236 (also known asCaldwell 3) is abarred Magellanic spiral galaxy located in theconstellationDraco.
The galaxy is a member of theM81 Group, agroup of galaxies located at a distance of approximately 11.7Mly (3.6Mpc) fromEarth.[3] The group also contains thespiral galaxyMessier 81 and thestarburst galaxyMessier 82.[3] NGC 4236 is located away from the central part of the M81 group at a distance of 14.5Mly (4.45Mpc) fromEarth.[4]
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