NGC 331

Last updated

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]

PGC 2759.png
PGC 2759 with DECam
PGC 3406.png
PGC 3406 with DECam

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0331. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 30, 2016.