NGC 4918
NGC 4918 with legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 01m 50.629s[1]
Declination−04° 30′ 02.01″[1]
Redshift9833 km/s[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity0.032800[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA0+:[2]
Size135,900 ly (41,660 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.0′ × 0.5′[2]
Other designations
NGC 3411, PGC 44934[3]

NGC 4918[4] is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The object was discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 4918". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ "NGC 4918". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4918". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

Notes

  1. ^ RC3 D25; R25 (blue) values used.


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