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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C3
NGC/IC Numbers	NGC 4236
Constellation	Draco
Right Ascension	12h 16m 42s
Declination	+69° 27' 45"
Distance	c.11,066,700 light years c.3,393,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.7 Absolute: -18.5
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 23.5' Actual: 98,000 light years
Hubble Type	SBd Barred Spiral
Optimum Visibility	April (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	A faint galaxy with a barred spiral structure, angled so that it appears a narrow ellipse as seen from Earth. C3 (or NGC 4236) is a member of the M81 Group of galaxies, centred around M81 or Bode's Galaxy in neighbouring Ursa Major.

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