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NGC 18

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Also known as New General Catalogue 18

double star in the constellation of Pegasus

Key facts

Constellation
Pegasus
Right ascension
00 09 23.1
Declination
+27 ° 43 ′ 55 ″

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NGC 0018 SDSS.png
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NGC 18
catalog code
NGC 18
time of discovery or invention
1866-10-15
right ascension
2.346233
declination
27.732071
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NGC 18 is a double star system located in the constellation of Pegasus. It was first recorded by Herman Schultz on 15 October 1866. It was looked for but not found by Édouard Stephan on 2 October 1882. It was independently observed by Guillaume Bigourdan in November 1886.

Both stars are 2528±20 light-years away, and based on this distance have a minimum separation of approximately 2,700 astronomical units, an unusually wide separation for a binary system.

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