NGC 331
NGC 331 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle, 12th magnitude star 3 arcmin northeast." There are two candidates as to which object is NGC 331: PGC 2759 or PGC 3406, with the former being a much more likely candidate than the latter.
| PGC 2759 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 47m 06.8s[1] |
| Declination | −02° 43′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023813[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,139 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.19[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8' × 0.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-03-012, 2MASX J00470684-0243526, 2MASXi J0047068-024351, 6dF J0047069-024353, PGC 2759.[1] | |
NGC 331 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle, 12th magnitude star 3 arcmin northeast." There are two candidates as to which object is NGC 331: PGC 2759 or PGC 3406, with the former being a much more likely candidate than the latter.[2]
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