NGC 4918 explained

NGC 4918
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Virgo
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	9833 km/s^[2]
H Radial V:	0.032800
Type:	SA0^+:
Size:	^[3]
Appmag V:	15.1
Size V:	1.0′ × 0.5′
Names:	^[4]

NGC 4918^[5] is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The object was discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.^[6]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Web site: NED results for object NGC 4918. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. 13 May 2018.
3. RC3 D₂₅; R₂₅ (blue) values used.
4. NGC 4918. 10 May 2018.
5. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 4918 . spider.seds.org . 2018-04-13.
6. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4900 - 4949. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 11 May 2018.