NGC 530

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, he listed it as NGC 530 and rediscovered on November 16, 1887 by Guillaume Bigourdan, he listed it as IC 106.[4][5][6]

NGC 530
NGC 530 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01^h 24^m 41.662^s[1]
Declination	−01° 35′ 13.59″[1]
Redshift	0.016692[2]
Helio 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

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. 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.
2. "NGC 530". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
3. 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.
4. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 530 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
5. "Revised IC Data for IC 530". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
6. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-22.