NGC 4918

NGC 4918
NGC 4918
	NGC 4918 with legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	13h 01m 50.629s
Declination	−04° 30′ 02.01″
Redshift	9833 km/s
Heliocentric radial velocity	0.032800
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.1
Characteristics
Type	SA0+:
Size	135,900 ly (41,660 pc)
Apparent size (V)	1.0′ × 0.5′
Other designations
	NGC 3411, PGC 44934

Last updated December 19, 2023

NGC 4918^[4] is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The object was discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.^[5]

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References

1 2 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for object NGC 4918". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 13 May 2018.
↑ "NGC 4918". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 10 May 2018.
↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4918". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

Notes

↑ RC3 D₂₅; R₂₅ (blue) values used.

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[2MASS-1] 1 2 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.

[NED-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for object NGC 4918". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[SIMBAD-4] "NGC 4918". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[5] "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4918". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.

[cseligman-6] Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[3] RC3 D₂₅; R₂₅ (blue) values used.

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