NGC 3418
Galaxy NGC 3418 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Little lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 51 m 23.9 s |
declination | + 28 ° 06 ′ 43 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (s) 0 / a: |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
Position angle | 75 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 227 |
Redshift | 0.004228 ± 0.000070 |
Radial velocity | 1268 ± 21 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(55 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.8 ± 1.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | April 11, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3418 • UGC 5963 • PGC 32549 • CGCG 155-030 • MCG + 05-26-023 • 2MASX J10512393 + 2806429 • GC 2230 • H II 363 • h 775 • GALEX ASC J105123.94 + 280642.9 • LDCE 763 NED004 |
NGC 3418 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Leo Minor in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 55 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3380 , NGC 3400 , NGC 3414 .
The object was discovered on April 11, 1785 by William Herschel .