NGC 61
Appearance
NGC61 | |
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Observation data (J2000.0epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | -00h16m24.34s[1] |
Declination | −06° 19′ 18.9″[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,946 ± 27km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude(V) | 13.4 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 pec:[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG-01-01-062,PGC1083[1] |
NGC61B | |
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Observation data (J2000.0epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h16m24.07s[2] |
Declination | −06° 19′ 07.9″[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8,152 ± 27km/s[2] |
Apparent magnitude(V) | 14.5 |
Other designations | |
MCG-01-01-063,PGC1085[2] |
NGC 61is a pair oflenticular galaxies,NGC 61-A (or NGC 61-1) and NGC 61-B (or NGC 61-2) in the constellationCetus. Both were discovered on September 10, 1785, byWilliam Herschel.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- NGC 61 onWikiSky:DSS2,SDSS,GALEX,IRAS,Hydrogen α,X-Ray,Astrophoto,Sky Map,Articles and images
- NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
- "NGC 61".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- SEDS