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Messier 60

Messier 60 or M60, also known as NGC 4649, is an elliptical galaxy approximately 57 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. Together with NGC 4647, it forms a pair known as Arp 116. Messier 60 and nearby elliptical galaxy Messier 59 were discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in April 1779, observing a comet in the same part of…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
8.8
Apparent size (V)
7.4′ × 6.0′
Constellation
Virgo
Declination
+11° 33′ 09.40″
Distance
56.7 Mly (17.38 Mpc)
Group or cluster
Virgo Cluster

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Messier 60

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples65
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Messier 60

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related to External links · 23
Messier 60 → Articles, Astrophoto, August, Christine, Development, DSS2, Exploration, GALEX, Hartmut, Hydrogen, IRAS, Kronberg, M60 Fact SheetFrommert, Messier, SDSS, SEDS, SEDS Messier, Sky Map, Space, StarDate
related to Environment · 11
Messier 60 → Although, However, Hubble Space Telescope, It, M60, M60-UCD1, Messier, NGC, The, This, Virgo
related to Recession speed and distance estimations · 8
Messier 60 → But, Edwin Hubble's, He, Hubble, Messier, Mpc, These, Virgo Cluster
related to Supernova · 8
Messier 60 → It, January, Lick Observatory Supernova Search, LOSS, Messier, One, SN, Type Ia-pec
related to Gallery · 5
Messier 60 → Arp, M60, M60-UCD1, Messier, NGC
Apparent magnitude (V) · 1
Messier 60 → 8.8
Apparent size (V) · 1
Messier 60 → 7.4′ × 6.0′
Constellation · 1
Messier 60 → Virgo
Declination · 1
Messier 60 → +11° 33′ 09.40″
Distance · 1
Messier 60 → 56.7 Mly (17.38 Mpc)

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galaxy messier 60 ngc m60 distance virgo elliptical 4647 galaxies known cluster arp 116 m60-ucd1 supernova discovered x-ray constellation hole

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Messier 60Apparent magnitude (V)8.81.00infobox
Messier 60Apparent size (V)7.4′ × 6.0′1.00infobox
Messier 60ConstellationVirgo1.00infobox
Messier 60Declination+11° 33′ 09.40″1.00infobox
Messier 60Distance56.7 Mly (17.38 Mpc)1.00infobox
Messier 60Group or clusterVirgo Cluster1.00infobox
Messier 60Heliocentric radial velocity1,108 km/s1.00infobox
Messier 60Redshift0.0037261.00infobox
Messier 60Right ascension12h 43m 40.008s1.00infobox
Messier 60TypeE1.5 or S01.00infobox
Messier 60related to EnvironmentM600.60section
Messier 60related to EnvironmentVirgo0.60section

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