NGC 322

NGC 322 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 318 million light-years from the Solar System^[2] in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on September 5, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle, 3 stars to west." It apparently seems to be interacting with PGC 95427, another galaxy.^[3]

NGC 322
DECam view of NGC 322
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00h 57m 10.0s[1]
Declination	−43° 43′ 37″[1]
Redshift	0.023770[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7,126 km/s[1]
Distance	318 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.25[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.1' × 0.6'[1]
Other designations
ESO 243- G 015, MCG -07-03-003, 2MASX J00570999-4343376, ESO-LV 2430150, 6dF J0057100-434338, PGC 3412.[1]

One supernova, SN 2018bwv (type Ia, mag. 16.2), was discovered in NGC 322 on 23 May, 2018.^[4]

From legacy survey images a faint ring or tidal feature can be seen around NGC 322.^[5]

An image processing of the DECam data that makes these faint features of the ring or tidal feature appear.

See also

• Lenticular galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Phoenix (constellation)