NGC 327

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 327

| image = File:NGC327 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 327 (center) and NGC 325 (upper right)

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|57|55.3}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0327

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+327

| access-date=September 2, 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|-05|07|50}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.018239

| h_radial_v = 5,468 km/s

| type = SBbc

| appmag_v = 14.5b

| size_v = 1.6' × 0.7'

| notes =

| names = MCG -01-03-047, 2MASX J00575536-0507495, 2MASXi J0057553-050749, IRAS F0053-0524, 6dF J0057554-050750, PGC 3462.

}}

NGC 327 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It is described by Dreyer as "faint, small, extended."{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#327|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 30, 2016}} It is nearby galaxies NGC 329, NGC 325 and NGC 321.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 327: SN{{nbsp}}2021aclv (type{{nbsp}}Ia, mag. 17.3).{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2021aclv | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021aclv | publisher = IAU | access-date=4 September 2024}}