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NGC 2119
Topic: Astronomy
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| NGC 2119 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2119 imaged by DSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Right ascension | 05h 57m 26.9s[1] |
| Declination | ±11° 56′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011548[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3,585 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 169.5 ± 11.9 Mly (51.97 ± 3.65 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E2[1] |
| Size | ~177,000 ly (54.28 kpc) (estimated)[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2' × 1.0'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 3380, PGC 18136 | |
NGC 2119 (also identified as UGC 3380 or PGC 18136) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan on January 9, 1880.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 2100 - 2149". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc21.htm#2119.
- ↑ "NGC 2119". https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+2119.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2119. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC%202119&hconst=73&img_stamp=YES&list_limit=5&of=pre_text&out_equinox=J2000.0&corr_z=1&omegav=0.73&obj_sort=RA%20or%20Longitude.
External links
- The Interactive NGC Catalog Online
- Revised NGC Data for NGC 2119
- Basic data : NGC 2119 -- Galaxy
- NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
- SkyView Images
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