NGC 1019
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 1019 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 316 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus.[2] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 1, 1880 with the 31" reflecting telescope at the Marseille Observatory.[4]
| NGC 1019 | |
|---|---|
NGC 1019 (NASA/ESA HST) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 38m 27.41s[1] |
| Declination | +01° 54′ 27.79″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024340[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7297 ± 20 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 316 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.60[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.40[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0 × 0.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2132, MCG +0-7-68, PGC 10006 | |
NGC 1019 is classified as Type I Seyfert galaxy.[2] Its nuclei is surrounded by tight rings or annuli of star formation,[5] and the rings contain compact, young star clusters.[6]
