NGC 7319 is a highly distorted barred spiral galaxy that is a member of the compact Stephan's Quintet[5] group located in the constellation Pegasus, some 311 megalight-years distant from the Milky Way.

[6] The galaxy's arms, dust and gas have been highly disturbed as a result of the interaction with the other members of the Quintet.

[8] The core appears faint in the ultraviolet band, indicating heavy extinction within the active galactic nucleus.

[9] A strong X-ray source with a high redshift has been detected at a separation of 8″ from the galactic nucleus, a quasi-stellar object.

[2] One supernova has been observed in NGC 7319: On 19 August 1971, Leonida Rosino discovered SN 1971P (type unknown, mag.