  A short Chandra ACIS-S observation of the Seyfert 2 galaxy IC 2560, which
hosts a luminous nuclear water megamaser, shows: 1) the X-ray emission is
extended; 2) the X-ray spectrum shows emission features in the soft (E<2 keV)
X-ray band; this is the major component of the extended emission; and 3) a very
strong (EW~3.6 keV) iron K line at 6.4 keV on a flat continuum. This last
feature clearly indicates that the X-ray source is hidden behind Compton-thick
obscuration, so that the intrinsic hard X-ray luminosity must be much higher
than observed, probably close to ~3e42 erg/s. We briefly discuss the
implications for powering of the maser emission and the central source.
