Astronomy:NGC 3018
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| NGC 3018 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 3018 with it neighbor NGC 3023 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Right ascension | 09h 49m 41.4650s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 37′ 16.954″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006214 ± 0.000002 [1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1863 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 1713 ± 8 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 106.2 ± 7.5 Mly (32.55 ± 2.31 Mpc) [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)b pec? [1] |
| Size | ~38,700 ly (11.88 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5265, PGC 28258[1][2][3] | |
NGC 3018 (also known as PGC 28258) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sextans. It was discovered on March 10, 1880 by Édouard Stephan and also observed on March 10, 1886 by Lewis Swift. [2]
NGC 2967 group
NGC 3018 is part of the NGC 2967 Group, which includes at least eight other galaxiesUGC 5228, UGC 5238, UGC 5242, NGC 2967, NGC 3023, MCG 0-25-24, UGC 5224 and UGC 5249.[4]
See also
- List of NGC objects (3001-4000)
- List of NGC objects
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3018" (in en-US). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+3018&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3018" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc30.htm#3018.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3018" (in en-US). https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/mobile/object.html?object_name=NGC%203018.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups." (in en). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47–90. ISSN 0365-0138. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A&AS..100...47G/abstract.
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