NGC 530
| NGC 530 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 530 (SDSS DR14) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 24m 41.662s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 35′ 13.59″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016692[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4962 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 230 Mly (71 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.96[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0+[3] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 106, UGC 965, MCG +00-04-119, PGC 5210[2] | |
NGC 530, also known as IC 106, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is approximately 226 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 100,000 light years. The object was discovered on November 20, 1886, by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift, who listed it as NGC 530, and rediscovered on November 16, 1887, by Guillaume Bigourdan, who listed it as IC 106.[4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b c "NGC 530". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ a b c Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636. S2CID 119085482.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 530 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 530". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
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