NGC 7218
NGC 7218 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aquarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 7218:
| NGC: | NGC 7218 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 22:10:11.71 |
| Declination: | -16:39:39.60 |
| Major axis: | 2.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.07 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 35° |
| Radial velocity: | 1659 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005551 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS