NGC 5331 is a pair of two interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They were discovered by William Herschel on May 13, 1793.[3]
| NGC 5331 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5331 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 52m 16s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 06′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.033043[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 9906 ± 6 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb pec:;LIRG HII[2] |
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| NGC 5331, LEDA 49264, MCG+00-35-022[1] | |
New General Catalogue 5000 to 5499 | |
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