NGC 2119
Galaxy NGC 2119 |
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NGC 2119 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Orion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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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 .