NGC 7019

NGC 7019
The spiral galaxy NGC 7019.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCapricornus
Right ascension21h 06m 25.7s[1]
Declination−24° 24′ 46″[1]
Redshift0.037226[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity11,160 km/s[1]
Distance480 Mly (148 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.09[1]
Characteristics
TypeSc[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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7019. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  2. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7019 - Galaxy in Capricornus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  5. ^ Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.