NGC 212

NGC 212
DECam view of NGC 212 (bright galaxy at the upper right). NGC 215 is located on the lower left.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00h 40m 13.3s[1]
Declination	−56° 09′ 11″[1]
Redshift	0.027552[1]
Distance	369 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.39[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.3' × 1.0'[1]
Other designations
ESO 150- G 018, 2MASX J00401332-5609108, ESO-LV 1500180, 6dF J0040133-560911, PGC 2417.[1]

NGC 212 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 369 million light-years from the Solar System^[2] in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by John Herschel.^[3]

See also

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

References

External links

• NGC 212 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS