NGC 212

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 212

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|40|13.3}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0212

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+212&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| access-date=2016-09-02}}

| dec = {{DEC|-56|09|11}}

| constellation name = Phoenix

| z = 0.027552

| dist_ly = 369 MlyAn object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o

| image = File:NGC 212+NGC 215 DECam.jpg

| alt = NGC 212

| caption = DECam view of NGC 212 (bright galaxy at the upper right). NGC 215 is located on the lower left.

| type = S0

| appmag_v = 14.39

| size_v = 1.3' × 1.0'

| notes =

| names = ESO 150- G 018, 2MASX J00401332-5609108, ESO-LV 1500180, 6dF J0040133-560911, PGC 2417.}}

NGC 212 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 369 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by John Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#212|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 14, 2016}}