NGC 5792

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]

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  GALEX (ultraviolet)
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  The Core of NGC 5792, Hubble Space Telescope

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	−1° 07′ 28″
Redshift	0.006411[1]
Helio 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]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5792. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
2. "Distance Results for NGC 5792". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
3. 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.

External links

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