NGC 560
| NGC 560 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 560 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 27m 25.434s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 54′ 46.54″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018289[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5433 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 250.4 ± 17.6 Mly (76.78 ± 5.39 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 194[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S00[3] |
| Size | ~120,600 ly (36.98 kpc) (estimated)[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.0′ × 0.5′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1036, MCG +00-04-151, PGC 5430, CGCG 385-145[3] | |
NGC 560 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 250 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years. It is part of the Abell 194 galaxy cluster.[4] NGC 560 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on October 1, 1785.[5][6][3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 560: SN 2024pnw (type Ia, mag. 18.29) was discovered by BlackGEM on July 13, 2024.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c "NGC 560". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Results for object NGC 0560 (NGC 560)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ a b Abell, G.O. (1958). "The distribution of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 3: 211–288. Bibcode:1958ApJS....3..211A.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 560". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "SN 2024pnw". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
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