NGC 5790 | |
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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) |
Absolute magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SA0/a [1] |
Size | 180,000 ly |
Other designations | |
PGC 53459, MCG+01-38-22, UGC 9624, LEDA 53459, Z 48-76 |
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]