NGC 324
| NGC 324 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 324 with DECam. The galaxy at the upper right is LEDA 199970. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 57m 14.8s[1] |
| Declination | −40° 57′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011515[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,452 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.99[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.20' × 0.48'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 295- G 025, MCG -07-03-002, 2MASX J00571478-4057329, ESO-LV 2950250, 6dF J0057148-405733, PGC 3416.[1] | |
NGC 324 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 23, 1835, by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "questionable, faint, small, stellar".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0324. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "NGC 324". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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