NGC 5793 (other designations - MCG -3-38-38 , IRAS14566-1629 , PGC 53550 ) is a spiral galaxy ( Sb ) in the constellation Libra .
| NGC 5793 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | |
| opening date | 1886 |
| Designations | NGC 5793 , MCG -3-38-38 , IRAS14566-1629 , PGC 53550 |
| Observational data ( Epoch J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Libra |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 1.7 '× 0.6' |
| Visible magnitude m V | 13.5 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 14.3 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | Sb |
| Redshift | +0.011535 ± 0.000357 |
| Angular position | 150 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier Objects
- New shared directory
Literature
- Yoshiaki Hagiwara, Philip J. Diamond, Naomasa Nakai, and Ryohei Kawabe. VLBI Study of Water Maser Emission in the Seyfert 2 Galaxy NGC 5793. I. Imaging Blueshifted Emission and the Parsec-Scale Jet (Eng.) // The Astrophysical Journal . - 2001. - DOI : 10.1086 / 322416 .
Links
- Information in English and French from the original New Shared Catalog
- Information (English) from the Revised “New Common Directory”
- SIMBAD (eng.)
- VizieR (eng.)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database (English)
- NGC 5793 Publication List