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Q29259
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
NGC 31 and surrounding galaxies
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q29259” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.