NGC 3718

Coordinates: 11h 32m 34.9s, +53° 04′ 04″

NGC 3718

NGC 3718
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 11h 32m 34.9s
Declination +53° 04′ 04″
Redshift 0.003306
Apparent dimensions (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. ↑ "APOD: 2006 August 31 - Extra Galaxies". nasa.gov.
  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


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