NGC 3060
| Galaxy NGC 3060 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 56 m 19.2 s |
| declination | + 16 ° 49 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 78 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3060 group LGG 183 |
| Redshift | 0.012288 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 3684 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(160 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (49.2 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 14, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3060 • UGC 5338 • PGC 28680 • CGCG 093-003 • MCG + 03-26-002 • IRAS 09535 + 1704 • 2MASX J09561920 + 1649525 • GC 1968 • H III 601 • h 3204 • GALEX ASC J095619.19 + 164952.4 • LDCE 690 NED002 | |
NGC 3060 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 160 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 3053 and PGC 28716 , it forms the small NGC 3060 group .
The supernova SN 2009am was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on January 14, 1787 .
NGC 3060 group ( LGG 183 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3060 | PGC 28680 | 160 |
| NGC 3053 | PGC 28631 | 162 |
| PGC 28716 | UGC 5343 | 163 |
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