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NGC 3718

Coordinates: Sky map 11h 32m 34.9s, +53° 04′ 04″
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NGC3718 and it's companion galaxy NGC3729 along with Hickson Compact Group of Galaxies #56.  This image was captured by Keith Steffens at the Frog Island Observatory in Escanaba Michigan on May 10, 2021.
NGC 3718
NGC 3718
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 32m 34.940s[1]
Declination+53° 04′ 04.18″[1]
Redshift0.003306[2]
Distance47.84 ± 8.54 Mly (14.667 ± 2.618 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.61[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)a pec[3]
Apparent size (V)2.940″ × 2.352″[1]
Other designations
Arp 214, UGC 6524, MCG+09-19-114, PGC 35616[2]
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.[4][2][5] It is either a lenticular or spiral galaxy.[6]

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.[7]

NGC 3718 is a member of the Ursa Major Cluster.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Skrutskie, M.; et al. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 3718". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NED results for object NGC 3718". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ^ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (31 August 2006). "Extra Galaxies". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA.
  5. ^ "Best of AOP: NGC 3718". noao.edu.
  6. ^ "NGC 3718, Spiral Galaxy". kopernik.org.
  7. ^ http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130803.html
  8. ^ Tully, R. Brent; Verheijen, Marc A. W.; Pierce, Michael J.; Huang, Jia-Sheng; Wainscoat, Richard J. (December 1996). "The Ursa Major Cluster of Galaxies.I.Cluster Definition and Photometric Data". The Astronomical Journal. 112: 2471. arXiv:astro-ph/9608124. Bibcode:1996AJ....112.2471T. doi:10.1086/118196. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 7875515.
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