NGC 3818

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]

NGC 3818
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3818
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension11h 41m 57.35927s[1]
Declination−06° 09′ 20.4484″[1]
Distance118 ± 12 Mly (36.3 ± 3.6 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeE5[2]
Apparent size (V)1.163′ × 0.768′[3]
Other designations
GSC 04937-00483, LEDA 36304, UGCA 243[4]

References
  1. 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. 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, M. F.; et al. (February 2006), "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)", The Astronomical Journal, 131 (2): 1163–1183, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S, doi:10.1086/498708
  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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