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NGC 312

NGC 312 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Phoenix. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 312:

NGC:NGC 312
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:elliptical
Galaxy morph class:E
Constellation:Phoenix
Surface brightness:23.5 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):12.3
B-mag (blue):13.4
J-mag (IR):10.4
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.75
Right Ascension:00:56:15.93
Declination:-52:46:57.70
Major axis:1.84 '
Minor axis:1.38 '
Angle (major axis):65°
Radial velocity:7898 km/s
Redshift:0.026702

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS