Astronomy:NGC 570

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 570
NGC 0570 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 570
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 28m 58.64210s[1]
Declination−00° 56′ 56.3223″[1]
Redshift0.01844[2]
Helio radial velocity5477 km/s[2]
Distance250.2 ± 17.6 Mly (76.70 ± 5.39 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.2[2]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(rs)a:[3]
Other designations
UGC 1061, MCG+00-04-162, PGC 5539[3]

NGC 570 is a barred spiral galaxy. It is located in the Cetus constellation about 250 million light-years[3] from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer George Mary Searle in 1867.[4][5]

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