NGC 7531

galaxy

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It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1836, Discoveries by John Herschel and Grus (constellation).

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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Redshift: z = 0.0053328992037628975
Coordinates: RA 348.7019° · Dec -43.5999°

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Key facts

Constellation: Grus
Right ascension: 23 14 48.5
Declination: −43 ° 35 ′ 59.8 ″
Redshift: 0.005324 ± 0.000010
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,596 ± 3 km/s
Distance: 72.4 ± 16 Mly (22.2 ± 4.9 Mpc )
Type: SAB(r)bc
Apparent size v: 4.5 ′ × 1.8 ′

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Wikidata facts

Constellation: Grus
Distance from Earth: 22
Image: NGC 7531 GALEX WikiSky.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 7531
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1836-09-02
catalog code: Gaia DR2 6530025949935787264
redshift: 0.005317
apparent magnitude: 8.453
galaxy morphological type: Sbc
right ascension: 348.70190373188340
declination: -43.59985188040230
radial velocity: 1590
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 7531 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of about 70 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7531 is about 95,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on September 2, 1836.

Characteristics

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