NGC 3031
Bode's Galaxy
NGC 3031 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3031:
| NGC: | NGC 3031 |
| Common name: | Bode's Galaxy |
| Messier: | M 81 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 6.92 |
| B-mag (blue): | 7.79 |
| J-mag (IR): | 4.76 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 4.09 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:55:33.17 |
| Declination: | 69:03:55.10 |
| Major axis: | 21.63 ' |
| Minor axis: | 11.25 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 157° |
| Radial velocity: | -42 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00014 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS