NGC 61

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NGC 61
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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]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Results for NGC 0061A". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Results for NGC 0061B". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2013-10-20.


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