Astronomy:KKh 060

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KKh 060
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KKh 060
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 10h 15m 59.39s
Declination+06° 48′ 17″
Redshift0,000954
Distance84.2 Mly (25.8 Mpc)
Characteristics
TypeIrr
Other designations
SDSS J101559.39+064821.3, AGC 201993, PGC 2807134, LEDA 2807134

KKH 060 is an irregular galaxy and a low surface brightness galaxy[1] located in the direction of the constellation Leo at a distance of 84.2 million light years from Earth.[2] The galaxy was thought to be close to the Local Group, but is actually a field galaxy, very far from it.

References

  1. Makarova, L.; Karachentsev, I.; Rizzi, L. (August 11, 2009). "B, V, I photometry of 20 dwarf irregular galaxies Within 10 Mpc" (in en). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 397 (3): 1672–1684. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15088.x. Bibcode2009MNRAS.397.1672M. 
  2. Jones, Michael G.; Karunakaran, Ananthan; Bennet, Paul; Sand, David J.; Spekkens, Kristine; Mutlu-Pakdil, Burçin; Crnojević, Denija; Janowiecki, Steven et al. (2023-01-01). "Gas-rich, Field Ultra-diffuse Galaxies Host Few Gobular Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal 942: L5. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/acaaab. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode2023ApJ...942L...5J. 

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