NGC 2719 is a Magellanic irregular galaxy in the constellation of Lynx. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3302 ± 16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 158.8 ± 11.2 Mly (48.70 ± 3.42 Mpc).[1] In addition, one non redshift measurement gives a distance of 154 Mly (47.2 Mpc).[2] The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 28 March 1786.[3]

NGC 2719
NGC 2719 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLynx
Right ascension09h 00m 15.4773s[1]
Declination+35° 43 40.594[1]
Redshift0.010264[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3077 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance158.8 ± 11.2 Mly (48.70 ± 3.42 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterArp 202
Apparent magnitude (V)13.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeIm pec?[1]
Size~62,700 ly (19.22 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1′ × 0.3′[1]
Other designations
Holm 105A, 2MASX J09001576+3543387, Arp 202, UGC 4718, MCG +06-20-017, PGC 25281, CGCG 180-025[1]

Together with the galaxy PGC 25284 (also known as NGC 2719A), NGC 2719 is listed in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 202.[1] The galaxy pair is also listed as Holm 105 in Erik Holmberg's A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems, published in 1937.[4]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 2719: SN 2024xkd (Type II, mag. 18.84) was discovered by GOTO on 6 October 2024.[5]

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Results for object NGC 2719". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 2719". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 2719". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. Holmberg, Erik (1937). "A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems". Annals of the Observatory of Lund. 6: 1. Bibcode:1937AnLun...6....1H.
  5. "SN 2024xkd". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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