NGC 7319
NGC 7319 is a highly distorted barred spiral galaxy that is a member of the compact Stephan's Quintet group located in the constellation Pegasus, some 311 megalight-years distant from the Milky Way. The galaxy's arms, dust and gas have been highly disturbed as a result of the interaction with the other members of the Quintet. Nearly all of the neutral hydrogen has been stripped from this galaxy, most likely as a result of a collision with NGC 7320c some 100 million years ago. A pair of long, parallel tidal tails extend southward from NGC 7319 in the direction of NGC 7320c, and is undergoing star formation.
| NGC 7319 | |
|---|---|
NGC 7319 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 22h 36m 03.56s |
| Declination | +33° 58′ 32.7″ |
| Redshift | 0.022 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,740 km/s |
| Distance | 311 Mly (95.3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)bc pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 1′.7 × 1′.3 |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 7319, UGC 12102, LEDA 69269, PGC 69269 | |
This is a type 2 Seyfert galaxy with one of the largest circumnuclear outflows known in galaxies of this type. This outflow reaches velocities of up to 500 km/s and spans 13 kly. The star formation rate appears normal for a spiral galaxy at 1.98±0.58 M☉ yr−1, and the majority (68%) is occurring in the spiral arms. The core appears faint in the ultraviolet band, indicating heavy extinction within the active galactic nucleus. There is a three component radio source with an overall size of 5.5 kly that is straddling the nucleus. A strong X-ray source with a high redshift has been detected at a separation of 8″ from the galactic nucleus. This quasi-stellar object is most likely being ejected from the host galaxy.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 7319: On 19 August 1971, Leonida Rosino discovered SN 1971P (type unknown, mag. 16.8).