NGC 4060

NGC 4060
SDSS image of NGC 4060
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 04m 01.0s[1]
Declination20° 20′ 15″[1]
Redshift0.022636[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6786 km/s[1]
Distance320 Mly (97 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)15.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Size~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.40 x 0.30[1]
Other designations
PGC 38151[1]

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]

NGC 4060 is classified as a LINER galaxy.[11]

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  8. ^ a b Doe, Stephen M.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Burns, Jack O.; White, Richard A. (1995-07-01). "ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources". The Astronomical Journal. 110: 46. Bibcode:1995AJ....110...46D. doi:10.1086/117496. ISSN 0004-6256.
  9. ^ Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325 (2): 693–706. arXiv:astro-ph/0103293. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.325..693H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17732882.
  10. ^ Galli, R.; Carrasco, L.; Gavazzi, G. (1999-04-01). "The 3-D structure of the Coma–A 1367 supercluster: Optical spectroscopy of 102 galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 136 (2): 227–235. Bibcode:1999A&AS..136..227G. doi:10.1051/aas:1999209. ISSN 0365-0138.
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