NGC 324 explained

NGC 324
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Phoenix
Z:0.011515
H Radial V:3,452 km/s
Type:S0[2]
Appmag V:13.99
Size V:1.20' × 0.48'
Names:ESO 295- G 025, MCG -07-03-002, 2MASX J00571478-4057329, ESO-LV 2950250, 6dF J0057148-405733, PGC 3416.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0324 . September 2, 2016.
  2. NGC 324. January 1, 2016.
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349. Cseligman. October 29, 2016.