NGC 6331 (other designations - MCG 13-12-15 , ZWG 355.24 , DRCG 35-49 , PGC 59513 ) is an elliptical galaxy ( E ) in the constellation Ursa Minor .
| NGC 6331 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | December 20, 1797 |
| Designations | NGC 6331 , MCG 13-12-15 , ZWG 355.24 , DRCG 35-49 , PGC 59513 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Right ascension | 17 h 03 m 34.3 s |
| Declination | + 78 ° 37 ′ 47 ″ |
| Visible dimensions | 0.6 '× 0.4' |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 14,4 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 15.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type of | E |
| Included in | |
| Radial velocity | |
| Redshift | +0.05280 ± 0.00033 |
| Angular position | 126 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 |
| Database Information | |
| SIMBAD | |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- List of publications on NGC 6331
- ↑ SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- ↑ R. Brent Tully Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 2015 .-- ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.1088 / 0004-6256 / 149/5/171