NGC 4060
SDSS image of NGC 4060
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 04m 01.0s[1]
Declination	20° 20′ 15″[1]
Redshift	0.022636[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6786 km/s[1]
Distance	320 Mly (97 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.6[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Size	~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.40 x 0.30[1]
Other designations
PGC 38151[1]

NGC 4060 is a lenticular galaxy located 320 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on March 18, 1865^[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group^{[5][6][7][8][9]} which is part of the Coma Supercluster.^{[5][6][8][10]}

NGC 4060 is classified as a LINER galaxy.^[11]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

External links

• NGC 4060 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images