NGC 324 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 00h 57m 14.8s[1] |
Declination | −40° 57′ 33″[1] |
Redshift | 0.011515[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,452 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.99[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[2] |
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 lenticular 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".[3]