NGC 219

NGC 219 is a compact elliptical galaxy located approximately 245 million light-years from the Sun^[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 16, 1863 by George Bond.^[3]

NGC 219
SDSS view of NGC 219
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 42m 11.3s[1]
Declination	+00° 54′ 16″[1]
Redshift	0.018252[1]
Distance	245 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.0g[1]
Characteristics
Type	cE[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.62' × 0.59'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 383-073, MCG +00-02-128, 2MASX J00421129+0054161, PGC 2522.[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)