Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7327  ·  NGC 7331  ·  NGC 7333  ·  NGC 7335  ·  NGC 7336  ·  NGC 7337  ·  NGC 7338  ·  NGC 7340
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NGC7331

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NGC 7331, also known as Caldwell 30, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. NGC 7331 is the brightest galaxy in the field of a visual grouping known as the NGC 7331 Group of galaxies. Wikipedia
Distance to Earth: 39.79 million light years
Magnitude: 10.4
Radius: 60,000 light years
Apparent mass: ~1,400 billion M☉
ConstellationPegasus
Redshift: 816 ± 1 km/s

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NGC7331, Bob Birket