NGC 531

NGC 531 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda with a visual magnitude of 10.51. It is a distance of 65.7 Mpc from the Sun.[5][6] It is a member of the Hickson Compact Group HCG 10,[2] and is interacting with the other members of the group.[5]

NGC 531
SDSS image of NGC 531
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 26m 18.805s[1]
Declination+34° 45′ 14.93″[1]
Redshift0.015667[2]
Helio radial velocity4660 km/s[2]
Distance205.5 Mly (63.00 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.86[4]
Characteristics
TypeSB0/a:[5]
Other designations
UGC 1012, MCG+06-04-020, PGC 5340[2]

References
  1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. "NGC 531". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
  4. "Search specification: NGC 531". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. Song, Woo-Mi; Ann, Hong (1999-01-01). "VRI Surface Photometry of the Spiral Galaxies NGC 531, NGC 536, and NGC 542 in HCG10". Publications of the Korean Astronomical Society. 14 (1): 1–8. Bibcode:1999PKAS...14....1S.
  6. "NGC 531 - spiral galaxy with bar. Description NGC 531". astro-map.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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