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NGC 312

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Short description: Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
NGC 312
NGC 312 +ESO 151-5 DECam.jpg
NGC 312 (top) with DECam. The spiral galaxy at the bottom is ESO 151-5.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPhoenix
Right ascension 00h 56m 15.9s[1]
Declination−52° 46′ 58″[1]
Redshift0.026612[1]
Helio radial velocity7,978 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.42[1]
Characteristics
TypeE2[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. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#312. 




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