NGC 7060

NGC 7060 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium.^[2][3] The spiral arms of NGC 7060 appear to overlap.^[4] NGC 7060 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.^[5]

NGC 7060
The galaxy NGC 7060.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Microscopium
Right ascension	21h 25m 53.6s[1]
Declination	−42° 24′ 41″[1]
Redshift	0.016044[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4,810 km/s[1]
Distance	205 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.74[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R')SAB(r)a[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.7 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
ESO 287-22, AM 2122-423, IRAS 21226-4237, MCG -7-44-6, PGC 66732[1]

NGC 7060 is the dominant member of a small group of galaxies known as the NGC 7060 group. Other members of the group are NGC 7057, NGC 7072, and NGC 7072A.^[6]

See also

• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)