NGC 312

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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)
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 00h 56m 15.9s [1]
Declination −52° 46 58 [1]
Redshift 0.026612 [1]
Heliocentric 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] NGC 312 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 13.4, NGC 312 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0312. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 21, 2016.