NGC 4060
Lenticular and LINER galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
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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]
Right ascension12h 04m 01.0s[1]
Declination20° 20′ 15″[1]
| 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] | |