Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7317  ·  NGC 7318  ·  NGC 7319  ·  NGC 7320  ·  NGC 7331  ·  NGC 7333  ·  NGC 7335  ·  NGC 7336  ·  NGC 7337  ·  NGC 7338  ·  NGC 7340  ·  NGC 7343  ·  Stephan's Quintet
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NGC7331, Maged
NGC7331, Maged

NGC7331

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NGC7331, Maged
NGC7331, Maged

NGC7331

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Often suggested to be a twin of the Milky Way NGC 7331 is a steeply inclined spiral galaxy in Pegasus. Missed by Messier it was discovered by William Herschel in 1784 and is the brightest member of the NGC 7331 group of galaxies.

NGC7331 has a central bulge that is rotating in the opposite direction to the rest of the disk. This is unusual for spiral galaxies and may indicate a past merger or interaction with another galaxy.

It was a challenge to process this image with so much light pollution in the sky, but I won’t complain…!

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NGC7331, Maged