NGC 5790
Lenticular Galaxy in the Constellation Boötes
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NGC 5790 is a lenticular galaxy located 541 million light-years away in the Boötes constellation.[2][1][3] It was discovered on 16 May 1884 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. The galaxy is approximately 180,000 light-years across.[2][1] NGC 5790 is a type 2 Seyfert galaxy according to the SIMBAD database.[4]
| NGC 5790 | |
|---|---|
NGC 5790 taken by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 57m 35.8100s[1] |
| Declination | +08h 17m 07.000s[1] |
| Redshift | 0.036914[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,067 km/s |
| Distance | 541 Mly (166 mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SA0/a[1] |
| Size | 180,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| Z 48-76, UGC 9624, LEDA 53459, MCG +01-38-22, PGC 53459 | |
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