NGC 5792

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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]
Heliocentric 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Results for NGC 5792". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ↑ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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