NGC 61

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.

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]
Heliocentric 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]
Heliocentric radial velocity	8,152 ± 27 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.5
Other designations
MCG -01-01-063, PGC 1085[2]