VII Zw 31
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Right ascension05h 16m 46.44s[1]
Declination+79° 40′ 12.43″[1]
| VII Zw 31 | |
|---|---|
 VII Zw 31 captured with PanSTARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 05h 16m 46.44s[1] |
| Declination | +79° 40′ 12.43″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.053670[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 16,090 ± 9 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 781.4 ± 54.7 Mly (239.57 ± 16.77 Mpc)[1] |
| magnitude (J) | 12.73[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | HII;LIRG[1] |
| Size | ~129,000 ly (39.4 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 05083+7936, PGC 17034, NVSS J051646+794012, C-GOALS 03[1] | |
VII Zw 31 is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy[2] located in the constellation of Camelopardalis. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.053[1] and it was first discovered by the Swiss astronomer named Fritz Zwicky in 1971, whom he described it as a blue object with a compact spherical appearance.[3] It was also observed by J.H. Fairclough in March 1986 from an IRAS survey.[4]
