NGC 218 explained

UGC 480
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Andromeda
Z:	0.037426
Dist Ly:	~500 Mly^[2]
Type:	S
Appmag B:	13.6^[3]
Appmag V:	13.50
Size V:	1.5' × 1.2'
Names:	UGC 480, UGC 480 W, CGCG 519-021, MCG +06-02-016, VV 527A, KPG 16A, 2MASX J00463200+3619318, 2MASXi J0046319+361932, IRAS 00438+3603, F00437+3603, PGC 2720.

NGC 218, also known as UGC 480, is a spiral galaxy located approximately 500 million light-years from the Sun^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 17, 1876 by Édouard Stephan, and is interacting with the galaxy PGC 2726.^[4]

See also

• • Spiral galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Andromeda (constellation)

External links

• • • SEDS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0218 . 2016-09-02.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
3. UGC 480. 21 February 2017.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249. Cseligman. September 10, 2016.