NGC 322

{{Short description|Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 322

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|57|10.0}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0322

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+322&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=September 2, 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|-43|43|37}}

| constellation name = Phoenix

| z = 0.023770

| h_radial_v = 7,126 km/s

| image = File:NGC 322 DECam.jpg

| alt = NGC 322

| caption = DECam view of NGC 322

| dist_ly = 318 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

| type = S0

| appmag_v = 14.25

| size_v = 1.1' × 0.6'

| notes =

| names = ESO 243- G 015, MCG -07-03-003, 2MASX J00570999-4343376, ESO-LV 2430150, 6dF J0057100-434338, PGC 3412.}}

NGC 322 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 318 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on September 5, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle, 3 stars to west." It apparently seems to be interacting with PGC 95427, another galaxy.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#322|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 27, 2016}}

One supernova, SN 2018bwv (type Ia, mag. 16.2), was discovered in NGC 322 on 23 May, 2018.[https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018bwv Transient Name Server entry for SN 2018bwv.] Retrieved 24 March 2023.

From legacy survey images a faint ring or tidal feature can be seen around NGC 322.{{Cite web |title=Legacy Survey Sky Browser |url=https://www.legacysurvey.org/viewer?ra=14.2950&dec=-43.7237&layer=ls-dr9&zoom=13 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=www.legacysurvey.org |quote=Using a contrast of 1.2 to 1.3 and a high brightness of 5 makes these features appear.}}

File:NGC 322 DECam tidal tails stellar streams.jpg