Q686204

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Columba
Right ascension: 05 05 14.454
Declination: −37 ° 58 ′ 50.70 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,208
Distance: 36.4 Mly (11.17 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 1808
Type: SA(rs)bc
Mass: 0.54 × 10 M ☉
Mass light ratio: 3.4 M ☉ / L ☉

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NGC 1792 is a spiral galaxy located in the southern Columba constellation. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on October 4, 1826. This galaxy is located at a distance of about 36.4 million light-years and is receding from the Milky Way with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1,208 km/s. NGC 1792 is a member of the NGC 1808 cluster of galaxies.

The morphological classification of this galaxy in the de Vaucouleurs system is SA(rs)bc, indicating a spiral galaxy with no central bar (SA), moderately wound arms (bc), and an incomplete ring structure. However, the HyperLEDA classification of SBbc suggests it does have a bar. It has a flocculent appearance with no central bulge. In the B-band, the angular extend of the galaxy spans 7′.5 × 3′.1. The plane of the galaxy is inclined at an angle of 66° to the line of sight from the Earth, with the major axis being aligned along a position angle of 317°.