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Galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis
NGC 1560
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 1560
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension04 32 49.09
Declination+71° 52′ 59.2″
Redshift−0.000123
Heliocentric radial velocity−37 ± 6 km/s
Distance9.75 ± 0.33 Mly (2.99 ± 0.10 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)9.82
Absolute magnitude (V)−17.7
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)d
Other designations
IC 2062, UGC 3060, MCG +12-05-005, PGC 15488

NGC 1560, also known as IC 2062, is an 11th-magnitude spiral galaxy, in the IC 342/Maffei Group. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on August 1, 1883.

The galaxy has a negative radial velocity of -35 km/second. NGC1560 is close enough to the Earth that its distance must be derived directly (not using redshift). Karachentsev et al. (2003) report a distance of 3.45 Mpc (11.2 million light years), while Madore (1993) give 2.5 Mpc (8.1 Mly) using the brightest stars method. Currently, the most accurate estimate is approximately 8 to 12 million light years. At this distance, it is relatively close to Earth, but not part of the Local Group.

This galaxy is approximately 35 thousand light years wide, determined by its apparent size of 11.6 by 1.9 arcminutes.

References

  1. ^ "Results for object NGC 1560 (NGC 1560)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ^ "NGC 1560". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. Hartmut Frommert; Christine Kronberg (2000-01-01). "NGC 1560". Spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  5. ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 1550 - 1599". Cseligman.com. 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-11-13.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 1560 at Wikimedia Commons
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