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]
| 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] | |
See also
References
External links
.jpg){kind=small}
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
