NGC 219

{{Short description|Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 219

| caption = SDSS view of NGC 219

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|42|11.3}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0219

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+219&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| access-date=2016-09-02}}

| dec = {{DEC|+00|54|16}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.018252

| dist_ly =245 MlyAn 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

| type = cE

| appmag_v = 15.0g

| size_v = 0.62' × 0.59'

| notes =

| names = CGCG 383-073, MCG +00-02-128, 2MASX J00421129+0054161, PGC 2522.

| image = NGC219 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| upright = 1.35

| alt = NGC 219 }}

NGC 219 is a compact elliptical galaxy located approximately 245 million light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 16, 1863 by George Bond.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#219|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 15, 2016}}

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