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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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