NGC 6560 explained

NGC 6560
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Hercules
Z:	0.023486
H Radial V:	6958
Dist Ly:	93.167+/-^[1]
Type:	S
Size:	1.2' × 0.8'
Appmag V:	13.4
Appmag B:	14.2
Names:	NGC 6560, UGC 11117, MCG 8-33-19, ZWG 254.15, IRAS 18038+4652, PGC 61381^[2]

NGC 6560 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 22 October 1886.^[3]

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6560: SN 2021brb (type II, mag. 18.8),^[4] SN 2021qqn (type Ia, mag. 18.5),^[5] and SN 2022oyp (type II, mag. 19.6).^[6]

External links

• • Deep Sky Browser - NGC6560

Notes and References

1. Web site: NED results for object NGC 6560. NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.
2. NGC 6560.
3. Web site: SkyView Images - NGC 6560. SkyView. 5 August 2014.
4. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021brb Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021brb.
5. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021qqn Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021qqn.
6. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022oyp Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022oyp.