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 140,000 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.^[6][7][8][5] It is a member of the Abell 194 galaxy cluster.^[4]

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]
Group or cluster	Abell 194[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.96[3]
Characteristics
Type	SB0+[3]
Size	~140,000 ly (42.91 kpc) (estimated)[5]
Apparent size (V)	1.5′ × 0.4′[6]
Other designations
IC 106, UGC 965, MCG +00-04-119, PGC 5210, CGCG 385-108[2][5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)