NGC 315

NGC 315 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 11, 1784, by William Herschel.^[3]

NGC 315
SDSS image of NGC 315
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00h 57m 48.9s[1]
Declination	+30° 21′ 09″[1]
Redshift	0.016485[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4,942 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.2[1]
Characteristics
Type	E[2]
Apparent size (V)	2.08' × 1.54'[1]
Other designations
UGC 597, CGCG 501-052, MCG +05-03-031, B2 0055+30, 2MASX J00574891+3021083, 2MASXi J0057489+302108, IRAS F00550+3004, PGC 3455, TXS 0055+300, GB6 J0057+3021.[1]