NGC 60

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
Helio radial velocity	11,827 ± 27 km/s
Distance	~500 Mly (Redshift-based)
Type	Sc
Apparent dimensions (V)	1'.30 × 1'.20
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.85
Other designations
UGC 150, MCG 0-1-48, ZWG 382.37, PGC 1058

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.

File:Galaxy NGC 60.jpg

An artist painting of NGC 60

External links

• NGC 60 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS: NGC 60