NGC 7060 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium.[2][3] The spiral arms of NGC 7060 appear to overlap.[4] NGC 7060 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.[5]
| NGC 7060 | |
|---|---|
 The galaxy NGC 7060. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 21h 25m 53.6s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 24′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016044[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,810 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 205 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.74[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(r)a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7 x 0.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 287-22, AM 2122-423, IRAS 21226-4237, MCG -7-44-6, PGC 66732[1] | |
NGC 7060 is the dominant member of a small group of galaxies known as the NGC 7060 group. Other members of the group are NGC 7057, NGC 7072, and NGC 7072A.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7060. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7060 - Galaxy in Microscopium Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (1993-09-01). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 493–500. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100..493F. ISSN 0365-0138.
External links
edit- NGC 7060 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images