NGC 561

NGC 561 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 4,395 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 64.8 ± 4.6 Mpc (~211 million ly). NGC 561 was discovered by Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1862.

The luminosity class of NGC 561 is I and it has a broad HI1 line.

NGC 561 is part of the NGC 507 group. This vast group includes at least 42 galaxies, 21 of which appear in the NGC catalog and 5 in the IC catalog. Four members of this group are also Markarian galaxies. The brightest of these galaxies is NGC 507 and the largest is NGC 536.