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Galaxy in the constellation Cetus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 790 is a lenticular galaxy[4] in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 233 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 light years. NGC 790 was discovered on September 10, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[5][6]
NGC 790 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 02h 01m 21.576s[1] |
Declination | −05° 22′ 15.77″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017842[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5301 km/s[2] |
Distance | 232.3 Mly (71.22 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.5[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA00(r)?[4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -01-06-026, PGC 7677[2] |
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