NGC 7219 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Tucana, 128 million light-years away
NGC 7219 (ESO 108-019) is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana , 128 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.8′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 68,200 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 7219 from Lang-exster
Lang-exster
NGC 7219
TUCANA
NGC 7219 lies 4.6° south of Lang-exster , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7219 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -85° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 25°N, and never sets south of 25°S.
NGC 7219 is 128 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7219 tonight left it about 128 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7219
78 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7192, elliptical galaxy, 52′ IC 5176, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 7329, barred spiral galaxy, 3.2° IC 5235, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 7096, early spiral galaxy, 3.6° IC 5249, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6° IC 5250A, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° IC 5250B, lenticular galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 7219 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Tucana Designations NGC 7219, ESO 108-019, 2MASX J22130903-6450562, ESO-LV 108-0190, IRAS 22094-6505, PGC 068312 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 13.2m Declination (J2000) -64° 51′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 1.1′ Position angle 38° True size 68,200 light-years Distance 128 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,970 km/s, redshift 0.00995 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
