NGC 5331

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NGC 5331
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5331 (2008-04-24).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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NGC 5331". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  4. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2020abir. Retrieved 24 March 2023.


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