NGC 7060
| 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 | 0.016044/4810 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 221 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(r)a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2' x 1.2'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 287-22, AM 2122-423, IRAS 21226-4237, MCG -7-44-6, PGC 66732[1] | |
NGC 7060 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 221 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium.[2][3] The spiral arms of NGC 7060 appear to overlap.[4] NGC 7060 has a calculated velocity of 4810 km/s.[3] NGC 7060 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.[5]
See also
External links
- NGC 7060 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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" Check
|url=value (help). DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-06. - 1 2 "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.
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