NGC_331 Knowpia

PGC 2759
PGC 2759
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 47m 06.8s
Declination	−02° 43′ 52″
Redshift	0.023813
Heliocentric radial velocity	7,139 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.19
Characteristics
Type	Sc
Apparent size (V)	0.8' × 0.5'
Other designations
	MCG -01-03-012, 2MASX J00470684-0243526, 2MASXi J0047068-024351, 6dF J0047069-024353, PGC 2759.

NGC 331 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle, 12th magnitude star 3 arcmin northeast." There are two candidates as to which object is NGC 331: PGC 2759 or PGC 3406, with the former being a much more likely candidate than the latter.^[2]

PGC 2759 with DECam

PGC 3406 with DECam

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0331. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

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Media related to NGC 331 at Wikimedia Commons

[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0331. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[2] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

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