NGC 2119

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Galaxy
NGC 2119
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NGC 2119 [1]
NGC 2119
AladinLite
Constellation Orion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 57 m 26.95 s
declination + 11 ° 56 ′ 57.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 13.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′ × 1 ′
Position angle 145 °
Surface brightness 13.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.011958 ± 0.000103  
Radial velocity 3585 ± 31 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(157 ± 11)  ·  10 6  ly
(48.1 ± 3.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery Edouard Stephan
Discovery date January 9, 1880
Catalog names
NGC  2119 • UGC  3380 • PGC  18136 • 2MASX  J05572695 + 1156572 • 2MASS J05572695 + 1156569 * NVSS J055726 + 115657

NGC 2119 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble-type E2 in the constellation Orion the celestial equator . It is an estimated 157 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Edouard Stephan on January 9, 1880 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2119
  4. ↑ Seligman