| NGC 4060 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4060 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 orcluster | 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 alenticular galaxy located 320 millionlight-years away[2] in theconstellationComa Berenices.[3] It was discovered by astronomerAlbert Marth on March 18, 1865[4] and is a member of theNGC 4065 Group[5][6][7][8][9] which is part of theComa Supercluster.[5][6][8][10]
NGC 4060 is classified as aLINER galaxy.[11]
