NGC 518

NGC 518 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation.[1] It was discovered by Albert Marth on 17 December 1864.[4]

NGC 518
NGC 518 as seen on SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces[1]
Right ascension	01^h 24^m 17.7^s[1]
Declination	+09° 19′ 52″[1]
Redshift	0.009053[2]
Helio radial velocity	2702 ± 11[2]
Distance	122 Mly[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.4[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.4[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6' × 0.6'[1]
Other designations
PGC 5161, UGC 952, MCG 1-4-49, ZWG 411.47[2]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)

References

1. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 503". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
2. "NGC 518". SIMBAD. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
3. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

External links

• Media related to NGC 518 at Wikimedia Commons
• Deep Sky Browser - NGC518
• Aladin previewer - image