Astronomy:NGC 6560
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6560 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6560 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 18h 05m 13.982s[1] |
| Declination | +46° 52′ 53.53″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023486[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6958[1] |
| Distance | 303.87 ± 71.20 Mly (93.167 ± 21.831 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S |
| Size | 1.2' × 0.8' |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 6560, UGC 11117, MCG 8-33-19, ZWG 254.15, IRAS 18038+4652, PGC 61381[1] | |
NGC 6560 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 22 October 1886.[3]
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6560: SN 2021brb (type II, mag. 18.8),[4] SN 2021qqn (type Ia, mag. 18.5),[5] and SN 2022oyp (type II, mag. 19.6).[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "NGC 6560". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6560.
- ↑ "NED results for object NGC 6560". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6560&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "SkyView Images - NGC 6560". SkyView. http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/current/cgi/runquery.pl?Interface=bform&VCOORD=ngc+6560&SURVEY=Digitized+Sky+Survey&SCOORD=Equatorial&EQUINX=2000&MAPROJ=Gnomonic&SFACTR=0.35&ISCALN=Linear&GRIDDD=No&COLTAB=B-W+Linear&PIXELX=600&PIXELY=600.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021brb. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021qqn. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022oyp. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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