Arp 60
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| Arp 60 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of Arp 60 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 14m 47.08s[1] |
| Declination | +26° 06′ 24.5″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.071784 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 21,520 km/s |
| Distance | 958 Mly (293.7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc[1] |
| Size | 95,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.35 x 0.35 |
| Other designations | |
| LEDA 1762846, 2MASX J13144704+2606244, 2MASS J13144708+2606239, LQAC 198+026 015, SDSS J131447.07+260624.1, LOFAR J131447.07+260623.8, XMMSL1 J131447.7+260627 | |
Arp 60, also known as LEDA 1762846, is a barred spiral galaxy[1] located in Coma Berenices.[2][3] It is located 958 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and has an approximate diameter of 95,000 light-years.[2]