NGC 5790 explained

NGC 5790
Constellation Name:	Boötes
Epoch:	J2000
Z:	0.036914
Dist Ly:	541 Mly (166 mpc)
H Radial V:	11,067 km/s
Type:	(R)SA0/a
Appmag V:	15.1
Size:	180,000 ly

NGC 5790 is a lenticular galaxy located 541 million light-years away in the Boötes constellation.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was discovered on 16 May 1884 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. The galaxy is approximately 180,000 light-years across.^[2] NGC 5790 is a type 2 Seyfert galaxy according to the SIMBAD database.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (5001–6000)

Notes and References

1. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5750 - 5799 . 2024-04-14 . cseligman.com.
2. Web site: By Name NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2024-04-14 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
3. Web site: Astronomy . Go . NGC 5790 galaxy in Bootes NGC List GO ASTRONOMY . 2024-04-14 . Go-Astronomy.com . en-US.
4. Web site: NGC 5790 . 2024-04-14 . simbad.u-strasbg.fr.