Arp 60 also known as PGC 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]
| Arp 60 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of Arp 60 | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 14m 47.074s |
| Declination | +26d 06m 24.18s |
| Redshift | 0.071784 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 21,520 km/s |
| Distance | 958 Mly (293.7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc |
| Size | 95,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 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, LEDA 1762846 | |
Companion galaxy
Arp 60 has one companion galaxy which is located east: SDSS J131446.02+260629.8 known as PGC 4538493.[5] The galaxy is located 979 million light-years away and as such makes a galaxy pair with Arp 60.[6] Together, they are part of the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies which was created by Halton Arp.[7][8] In this category, they fall under the classification of Spiral Galaxies with Small, high surface brightness companions.[9]
References
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