NGC 219

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NGC 219
NGC219 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS view of NGC 219
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 42m 11.3s [1]
Declination +00° 54 16 [1]
Redshift 0.018252 [1]
Distance 245 Mly [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.0g [1]
Characteristics
Type cE [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.62' × 0.59' [1]
Other designations
CGCG 383-073, MCG +00-02-128, 2MASX J00421129+0054161, PGC 2522. [1]

NGC 219 is a compact elliptical galaxy located approximately 245 million light-years from the Sun [2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 16, 1863 by George Bond. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0219. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. 1 2 An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.