NGC 5018

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 5018 is referenced by 636 other articles, and connects out to list of stars in Virgo, luminous infrared galaxy and starburst galaxy.

It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1788, Discoveries by William Herschel and Elliptical galaxies.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 13 13 01.000
Declination: −19 ° 31 ′ 05.87 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2809 km/s
Distance: 132.51 M ly
Type: S...

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
Distance from Earth: 40.42
Image: NGC 5018 Hubble WikiSky.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 45908
Commons category: NGC 5018
time of discovery or invention: 1788-04-08
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
apparent magnitude: 7.734
radial velocity: 2586
galaxy morphological type: S...
redshift: 0.009413
right ascension: 198.2541667
declination: -19.5182972
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 5018 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo at an approximate distance of 132.51 Mly. NGC 5018 was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 5018” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.