NGC 7302

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

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 7302

| image = File:NGC 7302 legacy dr10.jpg

| caption = The galaxy NGC 7302.

| epoch = J2000

| type = SA0⁻(s){{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 7302

| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/

| access-date=2017-04-29 }}

| ra = {{RA|22|32|23}}

| dec = {{DEC|-14|07|15}}

| dist_ly = 124 Mly

| z =0.0090

| h_radial_v = 2,703 km/s

| appmag_v =12.3

| size_v =1.8'x 1.1'

| constellation name= Aquarius

| names = PGC 69094, IC 5228, MCG -2-57-13

|image_size=250}}

NGC 7302 is a lenticular galaxy located around 124 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.{{Cite web|url=https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8503/ngc-7302/galaxy|title=Galaxy NGC 7302 Deep Sky Objects Browser|last=Rojas|first=Sebastián García|website=DSO Browser|language=en|access-date=2017-04-29|archive-date=2017-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150433/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8503/ngc-7302/galaxy|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=Ngc+7302&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|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2017-04-29}} NGC 7302 was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on October 3, 1785 and was rediscovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1896 and was listed in the IC catalogue as IC 5228.{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc73.htm|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-29}} It is also part of a group of interacting galaxies.{{Cite simbad|title=NGC 7302|access-date=2017-06-28}}