NGC 324

NGC 324
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 00h 57m 14.8s[1]
Declination −40° 57 33[1]
Redshift 0.011515[1]
Helio radial velocity 3,452 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.99[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
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 spiral 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".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0324. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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