NGC 568
| NGC 568 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 01h 27m 57.0s[1] |
| Declination | −35° 43′ 03″ |
| Redshift | 0.018823±0.000133 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,678 kilometre km/s |
| Distance | 266 million light-year, 82.41 Mpc |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.479[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)a[3] |
| 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[4] | |
NGC 568, also commonly referred as IC 1709 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor.[5] The galaxy is 266 million light-years from Earth[6] 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.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 550 - 599". cseligman.com.
- ^ "NGC 568 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com.
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
- ^ a b "NGC 568 Wikidata". wikidata.org.
- ^ "NGC 568 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "NGC 568 Galaxy Facts (IC 1709) & Distance". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
