NGC 7331

Spiral Galaxy NGC 7331

(= H I.53

= Caldwell 30),

type Sb, in Pegasus

Right Ascension	22 : 37.1 (h:m)
Declination	+34 : 25 (deg:m)
Distance	46000 (kly)
Visual Brightness	9.5 (mag)
Apparent Dimension	11 x 4 (arc min)

NGC 7331 is one of the brighter galaxies which is not included in Messier’s

catalog. It exposes a fine spiral structure despite its small inclination

from the edge-on position. Several companions and background galaxies are

visible even in our photo.

NGC 7331 is

No. 3 in the RASC Finest NGC Objects List,

and contained in the SAC 110 Best NGC List.

Our image is a CCD image by Robert Stephens of the Riverside Astronomical

Society.

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Hartmut Frommert

([email protected])

Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 29 Mar 1998, 12:15