NGC 7019 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Capricornus |
Right ascension | 21h 06m 25.7s[1] |
Declination | −24° 24′ 46″[1] |
Redshift | 0.037226[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,160 km/s[1] |
Distance | 480 Mly (148 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.09[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc[1] |
Size | ~136,700 ly (41.91 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.9[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 529-22, AM 2103-243, IRAS 21035-2436, PGC 66107[1] |
NGC 7019 is a spiral galaxy located about 480 million light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus.[2][3] It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.[4] It is host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of with an estimated mass of 7.5 × 107 M☉.[5]