NGC 560
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 560 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 250 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years. It is part of the Abell 194 galaxy cluster. NGC 560 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on October 1, 1785.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 560: SN 2024pnw (type Ia, mag. 18.29) was discovered by BlackGEM on July 13, 2024.
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- NGC 0560 SDSS.jpg by Donald Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0
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