NGC 5792

NGC 5792
NGC 5792 (32 inch Schulman Telescope)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Libra
Right ascension	14^h 58^m 22.7^s[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]

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  GALEX (ultraviolet)
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  The Core of NGC 5792, Hubble Space Telescope
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  2MASS (near-infrared)
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  NGC 5792 (SDSS)

References

1. "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.

External links

• NGC 5792 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images