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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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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