NGC 418 explained

NGC 418
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Sculptor
Z:0.019036
H Radial V:5,707 km/s
Dist Ly:61.025+/-
Type:SB(s)c
Appmag V:13.12
Absmag V:-21.89
Size V:2.0' × 1.7'
Names: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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0418 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. February 12, 2017.