NGC 3718 and NGC 3729
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Galaxy UMa 11h32.6 +53°04' 8.7' x 4.5' 10.5 42 Mly ???

NGC 3718 is in interaction with NGC 3729 (top left). Both galaxies have very unusual shapes. South of NGC 3718 lies ARP322, a peculiar chain of galaxies.

NGC 3718 and NGC 3729

Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
Apr 11, 2004 Centurion
18"		 L 1:1
RGB 3:1		 L 3x300
R,G,B 300		 LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP