NGC 331

NGC 331
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 47^m 06.8^s[1]
Declination	−02° 43′ 52″[1]
Redshift	0.023813[1]
Helio radial velocity	7,139 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.19[1]
Characteristics
Type	G[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.8' × 0.5'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-012, 2MASX J00470684-0243526, 2MASXi J0047068-024351, 6dF J0047069-024353, PGC 2759.[1]

NGC 331 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle, 12th magnitude star 3 arcmin northeast." There are actually two candidates as to which object is NGC 331: PGC 2759 or PGC 3406, with the former being a much more likely candidate than the latter.^[2]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0331. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 30, 2016.