NGC 312

NGC 312
NGC 312
	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
Declination	−52° 46′ 58″
Redshift	0.026612
Heliocentric radial velocity	7,978 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.42
Characteristics
Type	E2
Apparent size (V)	1.4' × 1.1'
Other designations
	ESO 151- G 006, 2MASX J00561593-5246576, ESO-LV 1510060, 6dF J0056158-524658, PGC 3343.

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.[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0312. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

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[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "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.

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