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Q29259

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Also known as New General Catalogue 31

spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix

Key facts

Constellation
Phoenix
Right ascension
00 10 38.384
Declination
−56 ° 59 ′ 11.41 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
9447 km/s
Distance
454.3 ± 31.9 Mly (139.30 ± 9.77 Mpc )
Type
SB(rs)cd

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Image
NGC 0031 2MASS.jpg
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time of discovery or invention
1834-10-28
Commons category
NGC 31
catalog code
APMBGC 149-059+119
galaxy morphological type
Sc
apparent magnitude
11.131
redshift
0.032025
right ascension
2.6599333
declination
-56.9865028
radial velocity
9615
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NGC 31 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834, by the astronomer John Herschel. Its morphological type is SB(rs)cd, meaning that it is a late-type barred spiral galaxy.

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