| 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]
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