Arp 60 Explained

Arp 60
Constellation Name:	Coma Berenices
Ra:	13h 14m 47.074s
Dec:	+26d 06m 24.18s
Z:	0.071784
H Radial V:	21,520 km/s
Dist Ly:	958 Mly (293.7 Mpc)
Appmag V:	16.2
Type:	SBbc
Size:	95,000 ly
Names:	LEDA 1762846, 2MASX J13144704+2606244, 2MASS J13144708+2606239, LQAC 198+026 015, SDSS J131447.07+260624.1, LOFAR J131447.07+260623.8, XMMSL1 J131447.7+260627, LEDA 1762846

Arp 60 also known as LEDA 1762846, is a barred spiral galaxy^[1] located in Coma Berenices.^{[2] [3]} It is located 958 million light-years from the Solar System^[4] and has an approximate diameter of 95,000 light-years.

Companion galaxy

Arp 60 has one companion galaxy which is located east: SDSS J131446.02+260629.8 known as PGC 4538493.^[5] The galaxy is located 979 million light-years away and as such makes a galaxy pair with Arp 60.^[6] Together, they are part of the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies which was created by Halton Arp.^{[7] [8]} In this category, they fall under the classification of Spiral Galaxies with Small, high surface brightness companions.^[9]

References

1. Web site: HyperLeda -object description . 2024-05-05 . atlas.obs-hp.fr.
2. Web site: Miscellaneous Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects . 2024-05-05 . cseligman.com.
3. Web site: Ford . Dominic . Arp 60 (Galaxy cluster) . 2024-05-05 . In-The-Sky.org . en.
4. Web site: Your NED Search Results . 2024-05-05 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
5. Web site: HyperLeda -object description for SDSS J131446.02+260629.8 . 2024-05-05 . atlas.obs-hp.fr.
6. Web site: Mantrap Skies Astronomical Image Catalog: ARP060 . 2024-05-05 . images.mantrapskies.com.
7. Web site: ARP Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies . 2024-05-05 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
8. Arp . Halton . 1966-11-01 . Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 14 . 1 . 10.1086/190147 . 1966ApJS...14....1A . 0067-0049.
9. Web site: Iovene . Salvatore . Arp 60 (with Arp 196) . 2024-05-05 . AstroBin . en.