NGC 5790
NGC 5790 | |
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Observation data | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Redshift | 0.037092 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,067 km/s |
Distance | 541 Mly (166 mpc) |
Absolute magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/SA |
Size | 180,000 ly |
Other designations | |
PGC 53459, MCG+01-38-22, UGC 9624, LEDA 53459, Z 48-76 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/NGC5790_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg/220px-NGC5790_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
NGC 5790 is a lenticular galaxy located 541 million light-years away in the Boötes constellation[1][2][3]. It was discovered on 16 May, 1884 by a French astronomer named Edouard Stephan. The galaxy is approximately 180,000 light-years across. [1][2]. NGC 5790 is a type 2 Seyfert galaxy according to the SIMBAD database.[4]
References
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ a b "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 5790 | galaxy in Bootes | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ "NGC 5790". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-14.