NGC 60

NGC 60 is an Sc type spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered on 2 November 1882 by Édouard Stephan.^[2]

ConstellationPisces

Right ascension00^h 15^m 58.28^s

Declination−00° 18′ 12.7″

Redshift0.039452^[1]

Quick facts Observation data (2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...

NGC 60
NGC 60 (SDSS DR14)
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

Close

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.^[3]

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 60: SN 2020yz (19.6 mag) and SN 2023zba (type IIP, mag. 18.8).^[4][5]