Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3718  ·  NGC 3729
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NGC 3718, NGC 3729 and Hickson 56, Serge Caballero
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NGC 3718, NGC 3729 and Hickson 56

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NGC 3718, NGC 3729 and Hickson 56, Serge Caballero
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NGC 3718, NGC 3729 and Hickson 56

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NGC 3718 is a Peculiar Seyfert Galaxy, whose S-shaped arms are due to gravitational tidal interactions with its neighbor, the spiral NGC 3729, both of which are about 52Mly from Earth. The small group of galaxies, Hickson 56, is actually about 7 times further away.

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NGC 3718, NGC 3729 and Hickson 56, Serge Caballero