NGC 790
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 790 is a lenticular galaxy[4] in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 233 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 light years. NGC 790 was discovered on September 10, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[5][6]
| NGC 790 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 790 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 01m 21.576s[1] |
| Declination | −05° 22′ 15.77″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017842[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5301 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 232.3 Mly (71.22 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA00(r)?[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-06-026, PGC 7677[2] | |
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