NGC 321

galaxy in the Cetus constellation

Key facts

Constellation: Cetus
Right ascension: 00 57 39.23461
Declination: −05 ° 05 ′ 10.1616 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 4806 km/s
Type: E

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Image: NGC321 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 321
radial velocity: 4832
right ascension: 14.41347755947310
catalog code: Gaia DR2 2524760142287110528
time of discovery or invention: 1864-09-27
redshift: 0.016163
apparent magnitude: 13.731
declination: -5.08615599921850
galaxy morphological type: SBcd

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NGC 321 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, by the astronomer Albert Marth. Measurements of its redshift put it at a distance of about 217.4 ± 15.4 megalight-years (66.67 ± 4.73 Mpc), assuming a Hubble constant of H0 = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc.

A fictional star cluster with the same designation was the location of the planet Eminiar VII in the original series Star Trek episode "A Taste of Armageddon".