NGC 315

NGC 315
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 57m 48.9s[1]
Declination +30° 21′ 09″[1]
Redshift 0.016485[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,942 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.2[1]
Characteristics
Type E[2]
Apparent size (V) 2.08' × 1.54'[1]
Other designations
UGC 597, CGCG 501-052, MCG +05-03-031, B2 0055+30, 2MASX J00574891+3021083, 2MASXi J0057489+302108, IRAS F00550+3004, PGC 3455, TXS 0055+300, GB6 J0057+3021.[1]

NGC 315 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 11, 1784 by William Herschel.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0315. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NGC 315". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
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