NGC 218 NGC 218 (right) interacting with PGC 2726 Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Andromeda Right ascension 00h 46m 32.0s[1] Declination +36° 19′ 32″[1] Redshift 0.037426[1] Apparent magnitude (V) 13.50[1] Apparent magnitude (B) 13.6[2] Characteristics Type S[1] Apparent size (V) 1.5' × 1.2'[1] Other designations UGC 480, CGCG 519-021, MCG +06-02-016, 2MASX J00463200+3619318, 2MASXi J0046319+361932, IRAS 00438+3603, F00437+3603, PGC 2720.[1]