NGC 5331

NGC 5331 is a pair of two interacting galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They were discovered by William Herschel on May 13, 1793.[3]

NGC 5331
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5331
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 13h 52m 16s[1]
Declination+02° 06 04[1]
Redshift0.033043[2]
Helio radial velocity9906 ± 6 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[2]
Characteristics
TypeSb pec:;LIRG HII[2]
Other designations
NGC 5331, LEDA 49264, MCG+00-35-022[1]

References

  1. "NGC 5331". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  • Media related to NGC 5331 at Wikimedia Commons


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