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.[2]
NGC 60 | |
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Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 15m 58.28s |
Declination | −00° 18′ 12.7″ |
Redshift | 0.039452[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,827 ± 27 km/s[1] |
Distance | ~500 Mly (Redshift-based) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc |
Apparent size (V) | 1'.30 × 1'.20 |
Other designations | |
UGC 150, MCG 0-1-48, ZWG 382.37, PGC 1058 |
One supernova has been observed in NGC 60: SN 2023zba (type IIP, mag. 18.8).[3]