NGC 311

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NGC 311
NGC311 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 311
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 57m 32.7s [1]
Declination +30° 16 51 [1]
Redshift 0.016895 [1]
Helio radial velocity 5,065 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.00 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.5' × 0.8' [1]
Other designations
UGC 00592, CGCG 501-049, MCG +05-03-028, 2MASX J00573274+3016508, 2MASXi J0057327+301650, PGC 3434. [1]

NGC 311 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 18, 1828 by John Herschel. [2]

On 4th of February 2021, this star was renamed "The Luna Spratt star"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0311. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 21, 2016.