NGC 5792 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Libra |
Right ascension | 14h 58m 22.7s[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]