IC 219
Galaxy IC 219 |
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IC 219 with LEDA 1027481 (lo) & LEDA 8816 (ro) SDSS holder | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 18 m 38.83 s |
declination | -06 ° 54 ′ 12.0 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 18 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.016838 ± 0.000130 |
Radial velocity | 5048 ± 39 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(226 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (69.2 ± 4.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Frank Muller |
Discovery date | November 17, 1887 |
Catalog names | |
IC 219 • PGC 8813 • MCG -01-06-088 • 2MASX J02183884-0654118 • GALEX ASC J021838.69-065411.8 • LDCE 154 NED005 • NVSS J021838-065408 |
IC 219 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 226 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light-years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 881 and NGC 883 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2005dm was observed here.
The object was discovered on November 17, 1887 by Frank Muller .