| NGC 5331 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5331 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13 52 16 |
| Declination | +02° 06′ 04″ |
| Redshift | 0.033043 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9906 ± 6 km/s |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb pec:;LIRG HII |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5331, UGC 8774, LEDA 49264, MCG+00-35-022 | |
NGC 5331 is a pair of two interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They were discovered by William Herschel on May 13, 1793.
One supernova, SN 2020abir (type Ia, mag. 17.3), was discovered in NGC 5331 on 1 December 2020.
References
- ^ "NGC 5331". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "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
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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