NGC 7060

NGC 7060
The galaxy NGC 7060.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationMicroscopium
Right ascension21h 25m 53.6s
Declination−42° 24′ 41″
Redshift0.016044
Heliocentric radial velocity4,810 km/s
Distance205 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.74
Characteristics
Type(R')SAB(r)a
Apparent size (V)1.7 x 0.9
Other designations
ESO 287-22, AM 2122-423, IRAS 21226-4237, MCG -7-44-6, PGC 66732

NGC 7060 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium. The spiral arms of NGC 7060 appear to overlap. NGC 7060 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7060. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  4. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  6. ↑ 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.