NGC 5790 is a lenticular galaxy located 541 million light-years away in the Boötes constellation. It was discovered on 16 May 1884 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. The galaxy is approximately 180,000 light-years across. NGC 5790 is a type 2 Seyfert galaxy according to the SIMBAD database.
See also
- List of NGC objects (5001–6000)
References
External links
- Media related to NGC 5790 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 5790 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
