Observation by Mark Fairfax: NGC 7331 Group of galaxies

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Mark Fairfax

Observer

Mark Fairfax

Observed

2022 Dec 14 - 20:44

Uploaded

2022 Dec 15 - 16:47

Objects

NGC7331
NGC7335
NGC7336
NGC7337
NGC7340

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Constellation

Pegasus

Field centre

RA: 22^h37^m
Dec: +34°24'
Position angle: +45°51'

Field size

0°19' × 0°14'

Equipment

Unistellar eVscope 1

Exposure

22 mins Enhanced Vision

Location

Nottinghamshire UK

Target name

NGC 7331 Group of galaxies

Title

NGC 7331 Group of galaxies

About this image

NGC 7331 (Caldwell 30) at magnitude +9.44 is the main galaxy in this image and is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. The other members in the group - NGC 7335, NGC 7336, NGC 7337 & NGC 7340 all lie far in the background at much greater distances of around 300-350 million light-years.

NGC 7331 is sometimes referred to as "the Milky Way's twin" although this similarity is now in doubt as our Milky Way is believed to be a barred spiral.

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