NGC 5793
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ngc-5793-286-3483258
title:
NGC 5793
text:
NGC 5793 is an active spiral galaxy located approximately 150 million light years away in the constellation Libra. It is classified as a Type 2 Seyfert galaxy and was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886. The galactic plane is inclined at an angle of 73°, giving it an oval, nearly edge-on appearance with the major axis aligned along a position angle of 150°. Seyfert galaxies such as NGC 5793 are known to house megamasers. Megamasers can have a luminosity of thousands of times greater than t
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Libra
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_5793
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-14T13:30:23Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1122975","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1122975"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Secrets_at_the_heart_of_NGC_5793.jpg","width":3231,"height":1622}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15