NGC 568, also commonly referred as IC 1709 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy[2] in the constellation of Sculptor.[5] The galaxy is 266 million light-years from Earth[6] and was discovered by John Herschel on November 29, 1837, and Lewis Swift, an American astronomer who listed it and gave it the name IC 1709 on September 4, 1897.[1]
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- ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 550 - 599". cseligman.com.
- ^ a b c "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
- ^ "NGC 568 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com.
- ^ a b "NGC 568 Wikidata". wikidata.org.
- ^ "NGC 568 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "NGC 568 Galaxy Facts (IC 1709) & Distance". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
