NGC 2919
| Galaxy NGC 2919 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 09 h 34 m 47.5 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 17 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (r) b: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 159 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008112 ± 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | 2432 ± 8 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(103 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (31.7 ± 2.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ernst WL Temple |
| Discovery date | February 1, 1877 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2919 • UGC 5102 • PGC 27232 • CGCG 063-013 • MCG + 02-25-007 • IRAS 09321 + 1030 • 2MASX J09344754 + 1017014 • GALEX MSC J093447.61 + 101703.3 • LDCE 648 NED005 | |
NGC 2919 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 103 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2911 , NGC 2913 , NGC 2914 .
The object was discovered on February 1, 1877 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 2919 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
