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galaxy

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 2560 connects to Messier 47, NGC 2903 and NGC 2359.

Vinony files it under Cancer (constellation), Lenticular galaxies and NGC objects.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
LIN
Redshift
z = 0.01629
Morphology
S_AB
Coordinates
RA 124.9662° · Dec 20.9850°
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Key facts

Constellation
Cancer
Right ascension
08 19 51.893
Declination
+20 ° 56 ′ 5.94 ″
Distance
230 Mly (70.77 M pc )
Group or cluster
NGC 2563 (LGG 158)
Type
S0-a

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
70.77
Image
NGC 2560 SDSS.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 676121757555539328
discoverer or inventor
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
time of discovery or invention
1862-03-17
redshift
0.016428
apparent magnitude
12.185
galaxy morphological type
-2
Commons category
NGC 2560
right ascension
124.96621282101660
declination
20.98499211024680
radial velocity
4844
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2560 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cancer. It was discovered on March 17 1862 by Heinrich d'Arrest.

See also

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 2560” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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