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
DSS image of NGC 2119
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationOrion
Right ascension05h 57m 26.9s[1]
Declination±11° 56′ 56″[1]
Redshift+0,011888 ± 0,000097[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity3,585 km/s[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6
Characteristics
TypeE2[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2' × 1.0'[1]
Other designations
UGC 3380, PGC 18136

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NGC 2119". Simbad. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2119. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

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