Global InformationAbell 2219 BCG information
| Abell 2219 Brightest Cluster Galaxy | |
|---|---|
 Abell 2219 BCG captured by HST | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 40m 19.81s |
| Declination | +46d 42m 41.34s |
| Redshift | 0.224646 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 67,347 km/s |
| Distance | 2.717 Gly (833 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Abell 2219 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.066 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.087 |
| Surface brightness | 19.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | BrCLG |
| Size | 713,400 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.28' x 0.18' |
| Notable features | Brightest cluster galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| OGC 0861, PGC 2285869, HeCS J164019.81+464241.1, 2MASX J16401981+4642409, GALEX J164019.8+464242 | |
Abell 2219 BCG (short for Abell 2219 Brightest Cluster Galaxy), also known as PGC 2285869, is a massive type-cD elliptical galaxy residing as the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) in the Abell 2219 galaxy cluster located in constellation Hercules. At the redshift of 0.224, the galaxy is around 2.7 billion light-years from Earth.[1]
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