NGC 2119

Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Orion

NGC 2119
DSS image of NGC 2119
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Orion
Right ascension	05^h 57^m 26.9^s^[1]
Declination	±11° 56′ 56″^[1]
Redshift	+0,011888 ± 0,000097^[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3,585 km/s^[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.6
Characteristics
Type	E2^[1]
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]

References

^ ^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.
^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2119. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

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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