Q1106087

Also known as Arp 214

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 11 32 34.940
Declination: +53 ° 04 ′ 04.18 ″
Distance: 47.84 ± 8.54 Mly (14.667 ± 2.618 Mpc )
Type: SB(s)a pec
Size: 153.1 kly (46.93 kpc )
Apparent size v: 2.940 ′ × 2.352 ′

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NGC 3718, also called Arp 214, is a galaxy located approximately 52 million light years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. Near NGC 3718 is the galaxy NGC 3729, a peculiar barred spiral galaxy. It is either a lenticular or spiral galaxy.

NGC 3718 exhibits a warped, S-shape similar to NGC 6872, and has a prominent dust lane obscuring the central bulge. The innermost disc of gas follows the dust lane has a polar orbit around NGC 3718's center, making it a polar-ring galaxy. NGC 3718 is thought to represent an early stage in the evolution of polar-ring galaxies. The unique morphology may be a result of gravitational interaction with NGC 3729, another spiral galaxy located 150,000 light-years away.