NGC 4918
NGC 4918 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4918:
NGC: | NGC 4918 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
Right Ascension: | 13:01:50.62 |
Declination: | -04:30:02.00 |
Major axis: | 0.89 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.33 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 77° |
Radial velocity: | 9833 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.033355 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS