---
title: "NGC 4322"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4322"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 4322 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4322"
---

# NGC 4322

NGC 4322 is a [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Coma Berenices](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/coma-berenices), shining at apparent magnitude 13.40 (B). Other catalogues list it as 2MASS J12224188+1554119, LEDA 40171 and NGC 4323, among 6 designations in total. It was discovered in 1882.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Star
- **HOW BRIGHT (B):** 13.40 — Faint: it takes a large telescope.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Coma Berenices](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/coma-berenices) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Star |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (B) | 13.40 |
| CONSTELLATION | Coma Berenices |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 12h 22m 41.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +15° 54′ 11.8″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1882 |

## Catalogue data

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.40 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 11.95 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 11.71 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 11.68 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 1844 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.00617 |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Tempel |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | \* |
| Wikidata item | Q1110706 |
| Wikipedia article | NGC 4323 |

## Also known as

- 2MASS: 2MASS J12224188+1554119
- LEDA: LEDA 40171
- NGC: NGC 4322
- NGC: NGC 4323
- PGC: PGC 40171
- SDSS: SDSS J122241.89+155411.8

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 4322 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4322

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-4322,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 4322}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4322},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4322