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Revision as of 02:14, 29 January 2017

NGC 3718
NGC 3718
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 32m 34.9s
Declination+53° 04′ 04″
Redshift0.003306
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)2.940 × 2.352 arcmin
NGC 3718 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

NGC 3718, also called Arp 214, is a galaxy located approximately 52 million light years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.[1][2][3] It is either a lenticular or spiral galaxy.[4]

NGC 3718 has a warped, s-shape. This may be due to gravitational interaction between it and NGC 3729, another spiral galaxy located 150,000 light-years away.[5]

References

  1. ^ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (31 August 2006). "Extra Galaxies". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA.
  2. ^ "NGC 3718". u-strasbg.fr.
  3. ^ "Best of AOP: NGC 3718". noao.edu.
  4. ^ "NGC 3718, Spiral Galaxy". kopernik.org.
  5. ^ http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130803.html