NGC 1419

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Distance: 20,578 light-years
Redshift: z = 0.005551
Coordinates: RA 55.1754° · Dec -37.5108°

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Key facts

Constellation: Eridanus
Right ascension: 03 40 42.1
Declination: −37 ° 30 ′ 39 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1571 km/s
Distance: 62 Mly (18.9 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Fornax Cluster
Absolute magnitude v: −17.5
Type: E
Mass: 6 × 10 (Total Mass) M ☉
Size: ~25,300 ly (7.75 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.1 x 1.1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Eridanus
Distance from Earth: 21.37
Image: NGC 1419 DSS.jpg

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radial velocity: 1660
catalog code: FCC 249
galaxy morphological type: E
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1835-10-22
redshift: 0.005204
apparent magnitude: 9.886
right ascension: 55.1755000
declination: -37.5108583
epoch: J2000.0
Commons category: NGC 1419

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1419 is an elliptical galaxy located 62 million light years away in the constellation of Eridanus. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 22, 1835, and is a member of the Fornax Cluster. NGC 1419 is a host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 25 million solar masses.

155 known globular clusters have been observed surrounding NGC 1419, along with 21 planetary nebulae. These planetary nebulae reveal that the distance to NGC 1419 is approximately 18.9 Mpc, while measurements using surface brightness fluctuations reveal that NGC 1419 is approximately 22.9 ± 0.9 Mpc away. The measurements using planetary nebulae confirm that NGC 1419 is a member of the Fornax Cluster.

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