NGC 219
| Galaxy NGC 219 |
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![NGC 219 with 2MASS J00420952 + 0053514 [1] (ru) SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC219_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 219 with 2MASS J00420952 + 0053514 (ru) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 42 m 11.3 s |
| declination | + 00 ° 54 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cE? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 170 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018252 ± 0.000082 |
| Radial velocity | 5472 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(249 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (76.2 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | George Phillips Bond |
| Discovery date | September 16, 1863 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 219 • PGC 2522 • CGCG 383-073 • MCG + 00-02-128 • 2MASX J00421129 + 0054161 • GC 5058 • GALEX ASC J004211.33 + 005416.7 | |
NGC 219 is a compact, elliptical galaxy of the Hubble-type cE2 in the constellation Whale south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 249 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 196 , NGC 197 , NGC 201 , NGC 223 .
The object was discovered on September 16, 1863 by the American astronomer George Phillips Bond .
Web links
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