NGC 560

NGC 560
NGC 560 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 27m 25.434s
Declination−01° 54′ 46.54″
Redshift0.018289
Heliocentric radial velocity5433 km/s
Distance250.4 ± 17.6 Mly (76.78 ± 5.39 Mpc)
Group or clusterAbell 194
Apparent magnitude (B)14.0
Characteristics
TypeS00
Size~120,600 ly (36.98 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)2.0′ × 0.5′
Other designations
UGC 1036, MCG +00-04-151, PGC 5430, CGCG 385-145

NGC 560 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 250 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years. It is part of the Abell 194 galaxy cluster. NGC 560 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on October 1, 1785.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 560: SN 2024pnw (type Ia, mag. 18.29) was discovered by BlackGEM on July 13, 2024.

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 560". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Results for object NGC 0560 (NGC 560)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  4. 1 2 Abell, G.O. (1958). "The distribution of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 3: 211–288. Bibcode:1958ApJS....3..211A.
  5. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 560". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  7. ↑ "SN 2024pnw". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 23 May 2025.