Q975774

interacting galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 11 21 02.8753
Declination: +53 ° 10 ′ 11.038 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1151 ± 1 km/s
Distance: 33.7 ± 17.7 Mly (10.3 ± 5.4 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 3631 Group (LGG 241)
Type: SA(s)c
Size: ~56,700 ly (17.39 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 5.0′ × 4.8′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 20.22
Image: Hubble Looks at a Face-On Grand Spiral.jpg

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Article

NGC 3631 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of about 35 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3631 is about 60,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789. It is a grand design spiral galaxy seen face on.

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