NGC 218
NGC 218 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 218:
| NGC: | NGC 218 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:46:31.99 |
| Declination: | 36:19:32.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.71 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 46° |
| Radial velocity: | 10976 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03731 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS