NGC 3818

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NGC 3818
NGC 3818 Hubble WikiSky.jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3818
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 11h 41m 57.35927s [1]
Declination −06° 09′ 20.4484″ [1]
Distance 118 ± 12  Mly (36.3 ± 3.6  Mpc) [2]
Characteristics
Type E5 [2]
Apparent size  (V)1.163′ × 0.768′ [3]
Other designations
GSC 04937-00483, UGCA 243, LEDA 36304, MCG -01-30-023 [4]

NGC 3818 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. [5] It is at a distance of about 118 million light-years away from Earth. [2] In the center of NGC 3818 lies a supermassive black hole. NGC 3818 was discovered by William Herschel on March 5, 1785. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 616. A1. arXiv: 1804.09365 . Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G . doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833051 . Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 1 2 3 Trinchieri, G.; et al. (May 2015). "Investigating early-type galaxy evolution with a multiwavelength approach - I. X-ray properties of 12 galaxies observed with Swift and XMM-Newton". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 449 (3): 3021–3042. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.449.3021T. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv466 .
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "NGC 3818". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. ↑ "NGC 3818 - Elliptical Galaxy". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  6. ↑ Seligman. "Sky Atlas" . Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". ngcicproject.observers.org. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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