NGC 60
NGC 60 is an Sc type spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation. NGC 60 is noticed for its unusually distorted spiral arms, which are commonly due to gravitational effects of neighboring galaxies, but there are no galaxies around NGC 60 to allow this.[2]
An artist painting of NGC 60
| NGC 60 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 60 (2MASS) | |
| Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 15m 58.28s |
| Declination | −00° 18′ 12.7″ |
| Redshift | 0.039452[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 11,827 ± 27 km/s[1] |
| Distance | ~500 Mly (Redshift-based) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc |
| Apparent size (V) | 1'.30 × 1'.20 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 150, MCG 0-1-48, ZWG 382.37, PGC 1058 | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0060. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
External links
- NGC 60 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS: NGC 60
- RCSED: NGC 60
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