NGC 4060 is a lenticular galaxy located 320 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on March 18, 1865[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[5][6][7][8][9] which is part of the Coma Supercluster.[5][6][8][10]
| NGC 4060 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4060 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 04m 01.0s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 20′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022636[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6786 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 320 Mly (97 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.40 x 0.30[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 38151[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4060. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4060". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ a b Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ a b Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ a b Doe, Stephen M.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Burns, Jack O.; White, Richard A. (1995-07-01). "ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources". The Astronomical Journal. 110: 46. Bibcode:1995AJ....110...46D. doi:10.1086/117496. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325 (2): 693–706. arXiv:astro-ph/0103293. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.325..693H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17732882.
- ^ Galli, R.; Carrasco, L.; Gavazzi, G. (1999-04-01). "The 3-D structure of the Coma–A 1367 supercluster: Optical spectroscopy of 102 galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 136 (2): 227–235. Bibcode:1999A&AS..136..227G. doi:10.1051/aas:1999209. ISSN 0365-0138.
- ^ "NGC 4060". sim-id. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
External links
edit- NGC 4060 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images