NGC 7331

NGC 7331
NGC 7331 imaged by the Phillips 24-inch RCOS Telescope at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension22h 37m 04.0624s
Declination+34° 24′ 56.72″
Redshift0.002722±0.000003
Heliocentric radial velocity816±1 km/s
Galactocentric velocity1,030±9 km/s
Distance43.79 ± 8.800 Mly (13.427 ± 2.698 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.4
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)b; HII LINER
Size146,250 ly
(44.84 kpc)
(diameter; 25.0 B-mag arcsec−2)
112,920 ly × 55,316 ly
(34.62 kpc × 16.96 kpc)
(diameter; "total" magnitude)
Apparent size (V)10.5′ × 3.7′
Other designations
Caldwell 30, HOLM 795A, IRAS 22347+3409, UGC 12113, MCG +06-49-045, PGC 69327, CGCG 514-068

NGC 7331, also known as Caldwell 30, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 13.427 megaparsecs (43.79 million light-years) away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 6 September 1784.

The galaxy appears similar almost in size and structure to the Milky Way, and is sometimes referred to as "the Milky Way's twin". However, discoveries in the 2000s regarding the structure of the Milky Way may call this similarity into doubt, particularly because the latter is now believed to be a barred spiral, compared to the unbarred status of NGC 7331. In spiral galaxies the central bulge typically co-rotates with the disk but the bulge in the galaxy NGC 7331 is rotating in the opposite direction to the rest of the disk. In both visible light and infrared photos of the NGC 7331, the core of the galaxy appears to be slightly off-center, with one side of the disk appearing to extend further away from the core than the opposite side.

Using the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's data, NGC 7331 is known to host an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) and is bright in all four WISE bands.

Galaxy Groups

NGC 7331 is the brightest galaxy in the field of a visual grouping known as the NGC 7331 Group of galaxies. In fact, the other members of the group, NGC 7335, NGC 7336, NGC 7337 and NGC 7340, lie far in the background at distances of approximately 300–350 million light years.

All of the members of the NGC 7331 Group, along with NGC 7325, NGC 7326, NGC 7327, NGC 7333, NGC 7338, are listed together as Holm 795 in Erik Holmberg's A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems, published in 1937.

It is also catalog in the Lyons Groups of Galaxies as the main member of LGG 459 Group, which consists of 5 members, UGC 12082, NGC 7320, NGC 7363 and UGC 12060. NGC 7331 lies in a region of the sky near the Lacerta I Stellar Association, located 3.6° to its north.

Supernovae

Five supernovae have been observed in NGC 7331:


See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The quick-look major axis physical diameters given by NED were based on distance estimates of 13.427 ± 2.698 Mpc (43.79×106 ± 8.800×106 ly) using a scale of 65.1 parsec/arcsec multiplied with given angular diameters.

References

  1. ↑ Block, Adam (1 September 2009). "NGC 7331". Mt. Lemmon Skycenter. University of Arizona. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Detailed Information for Object NGC 7331". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  3. ↑ Baer-Way, Raphael; Degraw, Asia; Zheng, Weikang; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Fox, Ori D.; Brink, Thomas G.; Kelly, Patrick L.; Smith, Nathan; Vasylyev, Sergiy S.; De Jaeger, Thomas; Zhang, Keto; Stegman, Samantha; Ross, Timothy; Yunus, Sameen (2024). "A Snapshot Survey of Nearby Supernovae with the Hubble Space Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal. 964 (2): 172. arXiv:2401.12185. Bibcode:2024ApJ...964..172B. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad2175.
  4. ↑ The NGC/IC Project Archived 2011-02-28 at the Wayback Machine : NGC Discoverers List by Bob Erdmann.
  5. ↑ "Seeing Double: Spitzer Captures Our Galaxy's Twin". Spitzer Space Telescope Newsroom. Spitzer Science Center. 2004-06-28. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  6. ↑ "The Milky Way Has Only Two Spiral Arms". 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  7. ↑ A Counter-rotating Bulge in the Sb Galaxy NGC 7331 , F. Prada, C. Gutierrez, R.F. Peletier, C.D. McKeith, the Astrophysical Journal, 463 :L9–L12, 20/5/1996
  8. ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; et al. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 Mpc". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784–1816. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  9. ↑ "Spiral Galaxy NGC 7331, Galaxy Group (NGC 7335, 7336, 7337)".
  10. ↑ Holmberg, Erik (1937). "A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems". Annals of the Observatory of Lund. 6: 1. Bibcode:1937AnLun...6....1H.
  11. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  12. ↑ Arp, Halton; Kormendy, John (1972). "Faint Surface Brightness Features Between NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet". The Astrophysical Journal. 178: L101–L103. Bibcode:1972ApJ...178L.101A. doi:10.1086/181089.
  13. ↑ Bowen, I. S.; Humason, M. L. (7 July 1959). Hansen, Julie M. Vinter (ed.). "NEW SUPERNOVA". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1682). IAU: 1. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  14. ↑ Humason, M. L.; Gates, H. S. (1960). "The 1959 Palomar Supernova Search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 72 (426): 208–209. Bibcode:1960PASP...72..208H. doi:10.1086/127513.
  15. ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for SN 1959D. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  16. ↑ "SN 1959D". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  17. ↑ Itagaki, K.; Noguchi, T.; Nakano, S.; Elenin, L.; Molotov, I.; Moritani, Y. (2013-04-01). "Supernova 2013bu in NGC 7331 = PSN J22370217+3424052". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3498): 1. Bibcode:2013CBET.3498....1I.
  18. ↑ "SN 2013bu". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  19. ↑ Kim, M.; Zheng, W.; Li, W.; et al. (2014-01-01). "Supernova 2014C in NGC 7331 = PSN J22370560+3424319". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3777): 1. Bibcode:2014CBET.3777....1K.
  20. ↑ "SN 2014C". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  21. ↑ D. Milisavljevic; et al. (2015). "Metamorphosis of SN 2014C: Delayed Interaction Between a Hydrogen Poor Core-collapse Supernova and a Nearby Circumstellar Shell". The Astrophysical Journal. 815 (2): 120. arXiv:1511.01907. Bibcode:2015ApJ...815..120M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/815/2/120. S2CID 31773513.
  22. ↑ "SN 2025rbs". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  23. ↑ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2025". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  24. ↑ Cosmic Cataclysms: SN2025rbs
  25. ↑ "SN 2026aaiv". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "SN2026aaiv". Unistellar. Archived from the original on 2026-10-01. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  27. ↑ Cerny; Chapman; Glusman; Kron; Liang; et al. (2021). "Precise Photometric Measurements from a 1903 Photographic Plate Using a Commercial Scanner". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 133 (1022): 044501. arXiv:2101.03699. Bibcode:2021PASP..133d4501C. doi:10.1088/1538-3873/abec20. S2CID 231573185.