NGC 5792 is a barred spiral galaxy about 70 million light-years[1] away in the constellation Libra.
There is a magnitude 9.6 star on the northwestern edge of the galaxy.
[2] It was discovered on April 11, 1787, by the astronomer William Herschel.
[3] It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.
This spiral galaxy article is a stub.