NGC 4236

Scientific overview

NGC 4236 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.77 and spans about 23.5 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Spring (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

12.2784h / 69.4626°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Spring

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
Cat's Eye NebulaC 6 · NGC 6543	Planetary nebula	9.01	0.9
NGC 4125NGC 4125	Elliptical galaxy	9.71	5.87
NGC 5866NGC 5866	Lenticular galaxy	9.89	6.31

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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