Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4236  ·  PGC 2727366  ·  PGC 2729018  ·  PGC 2729999  ·  PGC 2730166  ·  PGC 2730425  ·  PGC 2730527  ·  PGC 2730633  ·  PGC 2730848  ·  PGC 2730972  ·  PGC 2731136  ·  PGC 2731233  ·  PGC 2731503  ·  PGC 2731666  ·  PGC 2731962  ·  PGC 2731982  ·  PGC 2732924  ·  PGC 2733036  ·  PGC 2733215  ·  PGC 39118  ·  PGC 39369
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NGC 4236 Galaxy in Draco, the flying Frisbee, Stephan Linhart
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NGC 4236 Galaxy in Draco, the flying Frisbee

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NGC 4236 Galaxy in Draco, the flying Frisbee, Stephan Linhart
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NGC 4236 Galaxy in Draco, the flying Frisbee

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NGC 4236 a very faint but rather large galaxy in Draco. Challenging object from suburban skies.

The galaxy is a member of the M81 Group, a group of galaxies located at a distance of approximately 11.7 Mly (3.6 Mpc) from Earth.[3] The group also contains the spiral galaxy Messier 81 and the starburst galaxy Messier 82.[3] NGC 4236 is located away from the central part of the M81 group at a distance of 14.5 Mly (4.45 Mpc) from Earth

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NGC 4236 Galaxy in Draco, the flying Frisbee, Stephan Linhart

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