NGC 5331
| NGC 5331 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 5331 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 52m 16s |
| 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 German-British astronomer William Herschel on May 13, 1793.
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5331:
- SN 2020abir (Type Ia, mag. 17.2877), was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 1 December 2020.
References
- 1 2 3 "NGC 5331". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5331". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- ↑ "SN 2020abir". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
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
| Morphology | |
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| Structure | |
| Active nuclei | |
| Energetic galaxies | |
| Low activity | |
| Interaction | |
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