NGC 530
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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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 140,000 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.[6][7][8][5] It is a member of the Abell 194 galaxy cluster.[4]
| 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] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 194[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.96[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0+[3] |
| Size | ~140,000 ly (42.91 kpc) (estimated)[5] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 0.4′[6] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 106, UGC 965, MCG +00-04-119, PGC 5210, CGCG 385-108[2][5] | |
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