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| NGC 5331 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5331 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 52m 16s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 06′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.033043[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9906 ± 6 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb pec:;LIRG HII[2] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5331, UGC 8774, LEDA 49264, MCG+00-35-022[1] | |
NGC 5331 is a pair of two interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They were discovered by William Herschel on May 13, 1793.[3]
One supernova, SN 2020abir (type Ia, mag. 17.3), was discovered in NGC 5331 on 1 December 2020.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NGC 5331". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2020abir. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5331 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5331 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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