NGC 323

NGC 323
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 G[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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0323. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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