Astronomy:NGC 61
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Short description: Pair of interacting lenticular galaxies in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 61 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 61A & NGC 61B (legacy surveys DR9) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | -00h 16m 24.34s[1] |
| Declination | −06° 19′ 18.9″[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7,946 ± 27 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 pec:[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-01-062, PGC 1083[1] | |
| NGC 61B | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 16m 24.07s[2] |
| Declination | −06° 19′ 07.9″[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 8,152 ± 27 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-01-063, PGC 1085[2] | |
NGC 61 is a pair of lenticular galaxies, NGC 61-A (or NGC 61-1) and NGC 61-B (or NGC 61-2) in the constellation Cetus. Both were discovered on September 10, 1785, by William Herschel.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Results for NGC 0061A". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+61A&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Results for NGC 0061B". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+61B&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
External links
- NGC 61 on WikiSky: 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. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+61.
- SEDS
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