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NGC560

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:27:25.3
Declination: -1:54:45
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, iE, p of 2
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 560 is identical to IC 117, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 560

17.5" (1/1/92): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, well-defined very small bright core, faint narrow extensions.  In a trio with NGC 558 4' SSW and NGC 564 6' ENE within in AGC 194.

13" (9/22/84): fairly faint, small, elongated ~N-S, bright core.  Located 5' WSW of NGC 564.