NGC 31 explained

NGC 31
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Phoenix
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	9447 km/s
Z:	0.03203
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	SB(rs)cd
Appmag B:	14.58^[3]
Names:	^[4]

NGC 31 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel.^[5] Its morphological type is SB(rs)cd, meaning that it is a late-type barred spiral galaxy.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Web site: Results for object NGC 0031 (NGC 31). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-09.
3. Web site: Search specification: NGC 31. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-09.
4. NGC 31. 2021-02-09.
5. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-09.