NGC 6560 | |
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![]() 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] |
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
[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
[edit]Media related to NGC 6560 at Wikimedia Commons
- Deep Sky Browser - NGC6560[permanent dead link]