NGC 3718
Coordinates: 
11h 32m 34.9s, +53° 04′ 04″
| NGC 3718 | |
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NGC 3718 | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 32m 34.9s |
| Declination | +53° 04′ 04″ |
| Redshift | 0.003306 |
| Characteristics | |
| Apparent size (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
- ↑ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (31 August 2006). "Extra Galaxies". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA.
- ↑ "NGC 3718". u-strasbg.fr.
- ↑ "Best of AOP: NGC 3718". noao.edu.
- ↑ "NGC 3718, Spiral Galaxy". kopernik.org.
- ↑ http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130803.html
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