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NGC 568
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01 27 57.0
Declination	−35° 43′ 03″
Redshift	0.018823±0.000133
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,679 km/s
Distance	266 million light-year, 82.41 Mpc
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.479
Characteristics
Type	SA0 pec?
Other designations
IC 1709, ESO 353-3, PGC 5468, 2MASX J01275699-3543039, GSC 07004-01899, MCG-06-04-037, 6dFGS gJ012757.0-354304, 2dFGRS TGS623Z103, ESO-LV 353-0030, SGC 012541-3558.6, LEDA 5468, DUGRS 353-002, APMBGC 353+112+050 and Gaia DR2 5013264743345545088
References:

NGC 568, also commonly referred as IC 1709 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor. The galaxy is 266 million light-years from Earth and was discovered by John Herschel on November 29, 1837, and Lewis Swift, an American astronomer who listed it and gave it the name IC 1709 on September 4, 1897.

See also

• List of NGC objects

External links

• NGC 568

References

1. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 550 - 599". cseligman.com.
2. ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
3. "NGC 568 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com.
4. ^ "NGC 568 Wikidata". wikidata.org.
5. "NGC 568 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
6. "NGC 568 Galaxy Facts (IC 1709) & Distance". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2024-12-14.

v t e Constellation of Sculptor
List of stars in Sculptor Sculptor in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ κ λ λ μ ξ π σ τ Variable R BW HD 4113 4208 (Cocibolca) 9578 Other Gliese 1 Gliese 42 HE 2359-2844 LTT 9779 TOI-178 WASP-8 WASP-45 WD 0137−349
Exoplanets HD 4113 b HD 4208 b TOI-178c WASP-8b
Star clusters Blanco 1 NGC 288
Galaxies	NGC 7 10 24 55 101 115 131 134 148 150 174 254 264 289 300 314 334 365 378 409 415 418 423 424 427 438 439 441 461 491 526 527 544 549 612 613 626 630 7793 7812 Other 2MASX J00482185−2507365 occulting pair A2744 YD4 Abell 2744 Y1 Cartwheel Galaxy Comet Galaxy ESO 540-030 H2356-309 Haro 11 IC 5332 Sculptor Galaxy Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy UNCOVER-z12 UNCOVER-z13
Galaxy clusters Abell 2667 Abell 2744
Astronomical events SN 2009gj
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