Astronomy:NGC 418
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor
NGC 418 | |
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NGC 418 as seen by DECam | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 01h 10m 35.6s[1] |
Declination | −30° 13′ 17″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019036[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 5,707 km/s[1] |
Distance | 199.04 ± 27.66 Mly (61.025 ± 8.480 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.12[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.89[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)c[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.0' × 1.7'[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 412- G 009, MCG -05-04-002, 2MASX J01103561-3013165, 2MASXi J0110356-301310, IRAS 01082-3029, F01082-3029, ESO-LV 4120090, 6dF J0110355-301317, PGC 4189.[1] |
NGC 418 is a barred spiral galaxy of type SB(s)c located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 28, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty large, round, very gradually a little brighter middle, western of 2.", the other being NGC 423.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0418. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+418&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4.htm#418.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 418.
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