IC 792
| Galaxy IC 792 |
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![IC 792 with LEDA 213993, LEDA 213992 & LEDA 213991 (lo) [1] SDSS holder](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC792_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 792 with LEDA 213993 , LEDA 213992 & LEDA 213991 (lo) SDSS holder | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 27 m 08.77 s |
| declination | + 16 ° 19 ′ 31.4 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 59 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster (??) |
| Redshift | 0.020754 ± 0.000007 |
| Radial velocity | 6222 ± 2 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(276 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84.7 ± 5.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | May 19, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 792 • UGC 7558 • PGC 40800 • CGCG 099-056 • MCG + 03-32-040 • 2MASX J12270877 + 1619312 • VCC 973 • GALEX ASC J122708.73 + 161931.8 • NSA 117818 • WISEA J122708.77 + 161931.4 | |
IC 792 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is an estimated 276 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 973 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4405 , IC 788 , IC 3368 , IC 3369 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 19, 1893 .