NGC 6560 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 22 October 1886.[3]
| 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] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
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
edit- ^ a b c d e "NGC 6560". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- ^ "NED results for object NGC 6560". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.
- ^ "SkyView Images - NGC 6560". SkyView. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to NGC 6560 at Wikimedia Commons- Deep Sky Browser - NGC6560[permanent dead link]
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