NGC 1719
Galaxy in the constellation Orion
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NGC 1719 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located around 199 million light-years away in the constellation Orion.[1][2][3] It was discovered on November 23rd, 1827 by the english astronomer John Herschel, and it has a diameter around 90,000 light-years.[1][2][4] NGC 1719 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[1][2][3]
Right ascension04h 59m 34.60s[1]
Declination−00° 15′ 38.0″[1]
| NGC 1719 | |
|---|---|
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 1719 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 34.60s[1] |
| Declination | −00° 15′ 38.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013890 ± 9.00e-5[1] |
| Distance | 199 Mly (61.13 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa? edge-on[1] |
| Size | 90,000 ly[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.096′ × 0.309′[2] |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 03226,[1] CGCG 394-063,[1] CGCG 0457.0-0020,[1] MCG +00-13-060[1] | |
