NGC 418

NGC 418
NGC 418 as seen by the DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 01h 10m 35.6s[1]
Declination −30° 13′ 17″[1]
Redshift 0.019036[1]
Helio radial velocity 5,707 km/s[1]
Distance 199.04 ± 27.66 Mly (61.025 ± 8.480 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.12[1]
Absolute magnitude (V) -21.89[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)c[1]
Apparent size (V) 2.0' × 1.7'[1]
Other designations
ESO 412- G 009, MCG -05-04-002, 2MASX J01103561-3013165, 2MASXi J0110356-301310, IRAS 01082-3029, F01082-3029, ESO-LV 4120090, 6dF J0110355-301317, PGC 4189.[1]

NGC 418 is a barred spiral galaxy of type SB(s)c located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 28, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty large, round, very gradually a little brighter middle, western of 2.", the other being NGC 423.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0418. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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