NGC 5792
| NGC 5792 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5792 GALEX (ultraviolet) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Libra |
| Right ascension | 14h 58m 22.7s[1] |
| Declination | −1° 07′ 28″ |
| Redshift | 0.006411[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1922 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 83 ± 14 Mly (25.6 ± 4.4 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)b[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 6.9' x 1.7'[1] |
NGC 5792 is a barred spiral galaxy about 83 million light-years[2] away in the constellation Libra. There is a magnitude 9.6 star on the northwestern edge of the galaxy.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5792. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ a b "Distance 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. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
External links
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