NGC 7331
Appearance
Coordinates:
22h 37m 04.1s, +34° 24′ 56″
![Sky map](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Jupiter_and_moon.png/20px-Jupiter_and_moon.png)
J2000 epoch) | |
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Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 22h 37m 04.1s[1] |
Declination | +34° 24′ 56″[1] |
Redshift | 816 ± 1 km/s[1] |
Distance | 39.8 ± 3.3 Mly (12.2 ± 1.0 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.4[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)b[1] |
Size | 120,000 ly (diameter) |
Apparent size (V) | 10.5′ × 3.7′[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 12113, PGC 69327,[1] Caldwell 30 |
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NGC 7331, also known as Caldwell 30, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years (12 Mpc) away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784.[3] 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, 7336, 7337 and 7340, lie far in the background at distances of approximately 300–350 million light years.[4]
The galaxy appears similar in size and structure to the
opposite direction to the rest of the disk.[7]
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.
Multiple
Milton Humason and H. S. Gates in a survey at Palomar Observatory.[9] More recent supernovae are SN 2013bu (type II, mag. 16.6)[10] and SN 2014C, the latter of which underwent an unusual "metamorphosis" from a hydrogen-poor Type Ib to a hydrogen-rich Type IIn
over the course of a year .
[11] A 1903 photographic plate from Yerkes Observatory shows a magnitude 16.6 candidate transient that may have also been a supernova.[12]
See also
- M94 – another galaxy with a prominent starburst ring
- NGC 1512 – another galaxy with a prominent starburst ring
- Flocculent spiral galaxy
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7331. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- S2CID 551714.
- ^ The NGC/IC Project Archived 2011-02-28 at the Wayback Machine : NGC Discoverers List by Bob Erdmann.
- ^ "Spiral Galaxy NGC 7331, Galaxy Group (NGC 7335, 7336, 7337)".
- Spitzer Science Center. 2004-06-28. Archived from the originalon May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "The Milky Way Has Only Two Spiral Arms". 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ 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
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for SN 1959D. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- doi:10.1086/127513.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2013bu. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- S2CID 31773513.
- S2CID 231573185.
External links
Media related to NGC 7331 at Wikimedia Commons
- Calar Alto Observatory – NGC 7331
- APOD (2004-07-01) – "A Galaxy So Inclined"
- SST – "Morphology of Our Galaxy's 'Twin'"
- NGC 7331 at the astro-photography site of Mr. T. Yoshida
- NGC7331 at W. Kloehr Astrophotography
- NGC 7331 on
- SEDS – NGC 7331