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 36.4million light-years and is receding from the Milky Way with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1,208km/s.[3] NGC 1792 is a member of the NGC 1808 cluster of galaxies.[4]
IRAS 05035-3802, NGC 1792, PGC 16709, MCG-6-12-004, ESO305-6, ESOLV3050060[2]
The morphological classification of this galaxy in the de Vaucouleurs system is SA(rs)bc,[5] indicating a spiral galaxy with no central bar (SA), moderately wound arms (bc), and an incomplete ring structure.[5] However, the HyperLEDA classification of SBbc suggests it does have a bar. It has a flocculent appearance with no central bulge.[7] 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°.[4]
There is a high level of star formation along the spiral arms at distances of more than 3kpc from the galactic core, which have led to a number of prominent H II regions. A comparable high level of star formation in the nearby NGC 1808 galaxy may indicate a recent, distant tidal interaction between the two.[8] Radio emission from the neutral hydrogen in the NGC 1792 galaxy shows a pronounced asymmetry, most likely as a result of this interaction. As the galaxy appears only slightly disturbed, this interaction mainly impacted the outer parts of the galaxy.[4]
The star formation rate in NGC 1792 is estimated to be 11.0M☉·yr−1.[6] Soft x-ray emission has been detected, the majority of which may be coming from X-ray binaries.[9]
References
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Dahlem, Michael; etal. (September 1994). "Soft X-Ray Observations of the Interacting Galaxies NGC 1808 and NGC 1792". Astrophysical Journal. 432: 598. Bibcode:1994ApJ...432..598D. doi:10.1086/174598.
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