NGC 2918
| Galaxy NGC 2918 |
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![NGC 2918 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2918_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2918 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 35 m 44.040 s |
| declination | + 31 ° 42 ′ 19.70 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 65 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022812 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | (6839 ± 20) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(304 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (93.1 ± 6.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 13, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2918 • UGC 5112 • PGC 27282 • CGCG 152-032 • MCG + 05-23-019 • KUG 0932 + 319 • 2MASX J09354403 + 3142194 • GC 1873 • H III 298 • h 611 • GALEX ASC J093544.22 + 314221.0 • LDCE 0666 NED002 | |
NGC 2918 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Leo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 304 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 13, 1785 .
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