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Coordinates: Sky map 11h 43m 29.7872s, −16° 47′ 45.244″
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NGC 3836
NGC 3836 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCrater
Right ascension11h 43m 29.7872s[1]
Declination−16° 47′ 45.244″[1]
Redshift0.012208±0.0000200[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3,660±6 km/s[1]
Distance193.5 ± 13.6 Mly (59.32 ± 4.17 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb pec[1]
Size~78,900 ly (24.19 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4′ × 1.3′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 11409-1631, MCG -03-30-010, PGC 36445, VV 477[1]

NGC 3836 is a peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation of Crater. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,022±26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 193.5 ± 13.6 Mly (59.32 ± 4.17 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on 29 April 1877.[2]

NGC 3836 is an active galaxy nucleus candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[3]

Supernovae

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Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 3836:

  • SN 2017rt (Type Ic, mag. 17.47) was discovered by Pan-STARRS on 10 January 2017.[4]
  • SN 2020aqe (Type II, mag. 18.269) was discovered by ATLAS on 23 January 2020.[5]
  • SN 2021aefs (Type IIn, mag. 18.36) was discovered by Gaia Photometric Science Alerts on 9 November 2021.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 3836". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3836". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "NGC 3836". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "SN 2017rt". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "SN 2020aqe". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "SN 2021aefs". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to NGC 3836 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 3836 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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