NGC 5792
| NGC 5792 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5792 (32 inch Schulman Telescope) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Libra |
| Right ascension | 14h 58m 22.7s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 07′ 28″ |
| Redshift | 0.006411[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1922 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 70.27 ± 18.54 Mly (21.545 ± 5.685 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)b[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 6.9′ × 1.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9631, MCG +00-38-012, PGC 53499[1] | |
NGC 5792 is a barred spiral galaxy about 70 million light-years[1] away in the constellation Libra. There is a magnitude 9.6 star on the northwestern edge of the galaxy.[2] It was discovered on April 11, 1787 by the astronomer William Herschel.[3]
GALEX (ultraviolet)
The Core of NGC 5792, Hubble Space Telescope
2MASS (near-infrared)
NGC 5792 (SDSS)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Results for NGC 5792". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ Bakich, Michael (2010). 1,001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die: The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers. Springer. p. 173. ISBN 978-1441917768.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 5792. |
- NGC 5792 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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Coordinates: 
14h 58m 22.7s, −01° 07′ 28″
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Categories:
- Barred spiral galaxies
- NGC objects
- Libra (constellation)
- Spiral galaxy stubs