Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4236
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NGC4236 in constellation Draco, Thomas Richter
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NGC4236 in constellation Draco

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NGC4236 in constellation Draco, Thomas Richter
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NGC4236 in constellation Draco

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This object was a really hard work. It was very difficult to take it form my backyard in Nuremberg.

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Object description (wikipedia.org):

NGC 4236 (also known as Caldwell 3) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco.

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. The group also contains the spiral galaxy Messier 81 and the starburst galaxy Messier 82. 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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NGC4236 in constellation Draco, Thomas Richter