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]
| 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] |
| Heliocentric 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 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 2100 - 2149". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "NGC 2119". Simbad. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2119. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
External links
edit- 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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