NGC 5792
NGC 5792 is a barred spiral galaxy about 70 million light-years away in the constellation Libra. There is a magnitude 9.6 star on the northwestern edge of the galaxy. It was discovered on April 11, 1787, by the astronomer William Herschel. 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.
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The Core of NGC 5792, Hubble Space Telescope -
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NGC 5792 (SDSS)
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References
- ^ "Results for NGC 5792". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
External links
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- NGC 5792 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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