NGC 4918

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]

NGC 4918
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]

References
  1. 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. "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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