NGC 790 explained
| NGC 790 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Cetus |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Z: | 0.017842 |
| H Radial V: | 5301 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | [2] |
| Type: | SA00(r)?[3] |
| Appmag B: | 13.5 |
| Names: | [4] |
NGC 790 is a lenticular galaxy[3] in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 233 million light-years from the Milky Way[2] 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]
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References
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- Web site: Results for object NGC 0790 (NGC 790). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-24.
- NGC 790. 2020-05-24.
- Web site: The galaxy NGC 790 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-22.
- Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-03-22.
