Astronomy:NGC 323
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
| NGC 323 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 323 (bottom right) and NGC 328 (top left) with DECam | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 56m 41.6s[1] |
| Declination | −52° 58′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025948[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7,779 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.59[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0' × 1.0'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 151- G 009, 2MASX J00564165-5258332, ESO-LV 1510090, PGC 3374.[1] | |
NGC 323 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 3, 1834, by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, brighter middle, preceding (western) of 2", the other being NGC 328.[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 0323. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+323&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#323.
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