Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3718  ·  NGC 3729
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NGC 3718, Marcus Reed
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NGC 3718

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NGC 3718

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NGC 3718 is known by the names Arp 214, LEDA 35616 and UGC 6524 and has a diameter of about 110 thousand light-years. NGC 3718 is located about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Its core is extremely difficult to detect in both visible and ultraviolet light because the visible dust band blocks most of these wavelengths. But it can be seen in infrared light that passes through dusty areas. It is believed that NGC 3718 acquired its curved S-shape due to gravitational interaction with the neighboring spiral galaxy NGC 3729 – another spiral galaxy located about 150 thousand light-years from us.

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NGC 3718, Marcus Reed