NGC 31
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| NGC 31 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 10m 38.384s[1] |
| Declination | −56° 59′ 11.41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.03203[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9447 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 454.3 ± 31.9 Mly (139.30 ± 9.77 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.58[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)cd[3] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 751[2] | |
NGC 31 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834, by the astronomer John Herschel.[5] Its morphological type is SB(rs)cd, meaning that it is a late-type barred spiral galaxy.[3]

References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 31 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images