NGC 718

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiC
Redshift: z = 0.005844
Morphology: SAB
Coordinates: RA 28.3054° · Dec 4.1958°

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Key facts

Constellation: Pisces
Right ascension: 01 53 13.2826
Declination: +04 ° 11 ′ 44.805 ″
Redshift: 0.005 781 ± 0.000 0300
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,733 ± 9 km/s
Distance: 69.7 ± 5.0 Mly (21.38 ± 1.54 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 676 group
Type: SAB(s)a
Size: ~99,000 ly (30.35 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.3′ × 2.0′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 24.6
Image: NGC 0718 SDSS.jpg

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time of discovery or invention: 1784-12-13
catalog code: LEDA 6993
redshift: 0.005844
apparent magnitude: 8.739
galaxy morphological type: SAB(s)a
Commons category: NGC 718
right ascension: 28.3054792
declination: 4.1959167
radial velocity: 1747

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NGC 718 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,450±22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 69.7 ± 5.0 Mly (21.38 ± 1.54 Mpc). Additionally, one non-redshift measurement gives a similar distance of 69.80 Mly (21.400 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 December 1784.

NGC 718 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.