NGC 6919 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Microscopium. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 12 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 2 September 1836.
NGC 6919 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.
LDC 1408 Group NGC 6919 is a member of a small group of galaxies known as [CHM2007] LDC 1408. The other four galaxies in the group are , , , and .
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 6919: SN 2025ezt (TypeII, mag. 18.144) was discovered by ATLAS on 20 March 2025.
See also List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
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