Roughly similar to other large globular star clusters like Omega Centauri, NGC 2419 is itself intrinsically bright, but appears faint because it is so far away.

• NGC 2419与半人马座欧米伽星团之类的其他大型球状星团大致相似，本身非常明亮，但是由于相隔甚远而显得模糊黯淡。