NGC 131
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spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- Sy2
- Redshift
- z = 0.004776637843237537
- Coordinates
- RA 7.4106° · Dec -33.2599°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Sculptor
- Right ascension
- 00 29 38.5
- Declination
- −33 ° 15 ′ 35 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1410 km/s
- Type
- SB(s)b
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 131 is a spiral galaxy that was discovered on September 25, 1834, by John Herschel. This galaxy belongs in the NGC 134 group of galaxies: NGC 115, NGC 148, NGC 150, PGC 2000 (often confused with IC 1554), IC 1555, and PGC 2044.
Appearance
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 131” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.