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spiral galaxy of the constellation Cetus

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Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 47 06.8
Declination
−02 ° 43 ′ 52 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
7,139 km/s
Type
Sc
Apparent size v
0.8' × 0.5'

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NGC 0331 SDSS.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
Sa
Commons category
NGC 331
catalog code
LEDA 3406
time of discovery or invention
1886-00-00
apparent magnitude
15.15
redshift
0.023813
right ascension
14.26583
declination
-2.75750
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NGC 331 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle, 12th magnitude star 3 arcmin northeast." There are two candidates as to which object is NGC 331: PGC 2759 or PGC 3406, with the former being a much more likely candidate than the latter.

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