NGC 6560
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules
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NGC 6560 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 22 October 1886.[3]
Right ascension18h 05m 13.982s[1]
Declination+46° 52′ 53.53″[1]
| NGC 6560 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 6560 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 18h 05m 13.982s[1] |
| Declination | +46° 52′ 53.53″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023486[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6958[1] |
| Distance | 303.87 ± 71.20 Mly (93.167 ± 21.831 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S |
| Size | 1.2' × 0.8' |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 6560, UGC 11117, MCG 8-33-19, ZWG 254.15, IRAS 18038+4652, PGC 61381[1] | |
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6560:
- SN 2021brb (Type II, mag. 18.8747) was discovered by Automatic Learning for the Rapid Classification of Events (ALeRCE) on 3 February 2021.[4]
- SN 2021qqn (Type Ia, mag. 18.5107) was discovered by ALeRCE on 21 June 2021.[5]
- SN 2022oyp (Type II, mag. 19.6437) was discovered by ALeRCE on 17 July 2022.[6]
