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 | |
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DSS image of NGC 2119 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Right ascension | 05h 57m 26.9s[1] |
| Declination | ±11° 56′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | +0,011888 ± 0,000097[2] |
| Helio 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 | |
New General Catalogue 2000 to 2499 | |
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