| NGC 519 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 519 as seen on SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus[2] |
| Right ascension | 01h 24m 28.6s[3] |
| Declination | −01° 38′ 29″[3] |
| Redshift | 0.017756 ± 0.000260[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (5276 ± 78) km/s[1] |
| Distance | 242 Mly[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.4[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.5' × 0.3'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 5182, MGC +00-04-116, 2MASS J01242863-0138284[1][5] | |
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NGC 519, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5182, is an elliptical galaxy located approximately 242 million light-years from the Solar System[4] in the constellation Cetus.[2] It was discovered on 20 November 1886 by astronomer Lewis Swift.[5]
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- ^ a b c d e f "Revised NGC Data for NGC 519". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.