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]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ↑ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 5790 | galaxy in Bootes | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ↑ "NGC 5790". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
External links
Media related to NGC 5790 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5790 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
