Astronomy:NGC 5790
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| NGC 5790 | |
|---|---|
| File:300px NGC 5790 taken by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 57m 35.8100s[1] |
| Declination | +08h 17m 07.000s[1] |
| Redshift | 0.036914[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 11,067 km/s |
| Distance | 541 Mly (166 mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SA0/a[1] |
| Size | 180,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| Z 48-76, UGC 9624, MCG+01-38-22, PGC 53459 | |
NGC 5790 is a lenticular galaxy located 541 million light-years away in the Boötes constellation.[2][1][3] It was discovered on 16 May 1884 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. The galaxy is approximately 180,000 light-years across.[2][1] NGC 5790 is a type 2 Seyfert galaxy according to the SIMBAD database.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+5790&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc57a.htm.
- ↑ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 5790 | galaxy in Bootes | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY" (in en-US). https://www.go-astronomy.com/ngc.php?ID=6171.
- ↑ "NGC 5790". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id.
External links
- NGC 5790 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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