Astronomy:NGC 312
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Short description: Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
| NGC 312 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 312 (top) with DECam. The spiral galaxy at the bottom is ESO 151-5. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 56m 15.9s[1] |
| Declination | −52° 46′ 58″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.026612[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7,978 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.42[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E2[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' × 1.1'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 151- G 006, 2MASX J00561593-5246576, ESO-LV 1510060, 6dF J0056158-524658, PGC 3343.[1] | |
NGC 312 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on September 5, 1836 by John Herschel.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0312. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+312&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#312.
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