Astronomy:NGC 560

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 560
NGC 0560 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 560
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 27m 25.434s[1]
Declination−01° 54′ 46.54″[1]
Redshift0.018289[2]
Helio radial velocity5433 km/s[2]
Distance250.4 ± 17.6 Mly (76.78 ± 5.39 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeS00[3]
Other designations
UGC 1036, MCG+00-04-151, PGC 5430[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 150,000 light years. It is part of the Abell 194 galaxy cluster. NGC 560 was discovered on October 1, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[4][5][6]

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