| NGC 3818 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3818 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 11h 41m 57.35927s[1] |
| Declination | −06° 09′ 20.4484″[1] |
| Distance | 118 ± 12 Mly (36.3 ± 3.6 Mpc)[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E5[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.163′ × 0.768′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| GSC 04937-00483,UGCA 243,LEDA 36304,MCG -01-30-023[4] | |
NGC 3818 is anelliptical galaxy in theconstellation Virgo.[5] It is at a distance of about 118 million light-years away from Earth.[2] In the center of NGC 3818 lies asupermassive black hole. NGC 3818 was discovered byWilliam Herschel on March 5, 1785.[6][7]
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