Astronomy:NGC 5792
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Libra
NGC 5792 | |
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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] It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[4]
GALEX (ultraviolet)
The Core of NGC 5792, Hubble Space Telescope
2MASS (near-infrared)
NGC 5792 (SDSS)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Results for NGC 5792". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+5792&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=qEhpS7d5ZdAC&pg=PA173.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc57a.htm#5792.
- ↑ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/viriii.html.
External links
- NGC 5792 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 14h 58m 22.7s, −01° 07′ 28″
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 5792.
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