Astronomy:NGC 5331

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Short description: Galaxy pair in the constellation Virgo
NGC 5331
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5331 (2008-04-24).jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5331
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 13h 52m 16s[1]
Declination+02° 06′ 04″[1]
Redshift0.033043[2]
Helio radial velocity9906 ± 6 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[2]
Characteristics
TypeSb pec:;LIRG HII[2]
Other designations
NGC 5331, UGC 8774, LEDA 49264, MCG+00-35-022[1]

NGC 5331 is a pair of two interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They were discovered by William Herschel on May 13, 1793.[3]

One supernova, SN 2020abir (type Ia, mag. 17.3), was discovered in NGC 5331 on 1 December 2020.[4]

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