NGC 60 explained

NGC 60
Epoch:	2000.0
Constellation Name:	Pisces
Z:	0.039452^[1]
Dist Ly:	~500 Mly (Redshift-based)
Type:	Sc
Appmag V:	14.85
Size V:	1'.30 × 1'.20
Names:	UGC 150, MCG 0-1-48, ZWG 382.37, PGC 1058

NGC 60 is an Sc type spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation.NGC 60 is noticed for its unusually distorted spiral arms, which are commonly due to gravitational effects of neighboring galaxies, but there are no galaxies around NGC 60 to allow this.^[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 60: SN 2023zba (type IIP, mag. 18.8).^[3]

External links

• • • SEDS: NGC 60
• RCSED: NGC 60

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0060 . 2010-05-04.
2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-09-18.
3. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023zba Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023zba.