NGC 1560

NGC 1560, also known as IC 2062, is an 11th-magnitude spiral galaxy, in the IC 342/Maffei Group.[1] It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on August 1, 1883.[2]

NGC 1560
Ultraviolet image of NGC 1560 by GALEX
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension04h 32m 48.0s[1]
Declination+71° 53′ 00″[1]
Distance10 ± 00 Mly (3.1 ± 0.0 Mpc)h−1
0.73
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)d HII

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 arcmin[2]

References
  1. Hartmut Frommert; Christine Kronberg (2000-01-01). "NGC 1560". Spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  2. "NGC Objects: NGC 1550 - 1599". Cseligman.com. 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  • Media related to NGC 1560 at Wikimedia Commons


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