NGC 792
| Galaxy NGC 792 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 02 m 15.3 s |
| declination | + 15 ° 42 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 130 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015504 ± 0.000077 |
| Radial velocity | 4648 ± 23 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(211 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.8 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 7, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 792 • UGC 1517 • PGC 7744 • CGCG 438-014 • MCG + 02-06-015 • IRAS 01595 + 1528 • 2MASX J02021532 + 1542439 • GC 477 • h 187 • GALEX ASC J020215.29 + 154244.8 • LDCE 125 NED005 | |
NGC 792 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Aries north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 211 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 105,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 786 , NGC 803 , IC 192 , IC 1774 .
The object was discovered on September 7, 1828 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 792. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on March 20, 2016 (English).
- NGC 792. DSO Browser, accessed March 20, 2016 .