NGC 5018

NGC 5018 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo at an approximate distance of 132.51 Mly. NGC 5018 was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel.

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 5018:

• SN 2002dj (Type Ia, mag. 17) was discovered by LOTOSS (Lick Observatory and Tenagra Observatory Supernova Searches) on 12 June 2002.
• SN 2017isq (Type Ia, mag. 15.345) was discovered by ATLAS on 4 December 2017.
• SN 2021fxy (Type Ia, mag. 16.9) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 17 March 2021.

See also

• Galaxy

References

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