Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 60  ·  NGC 4637  ·  NGC 4638  ·  NGC 4647  ·  NGC 4649
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116), LittleGhost
M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116), LittleGhost

M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116)

Revision title: Arp 116

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116), LittleGhost
M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116), LittleGhost

M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116)

Revision title: Arp 116

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

Located in the periphery of the Virgo Cluster, this is the closest-known compact group of galaxies.  Also, M60 together with NGC 4647 are catalogued as Arp 116. Although there were doubts as to whether the pair wasn't just visually close to one another, it's now believed they are in early stages of tidal interaction.

Comments

Revisions

  • M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116), LittleGhost
    Original
  • Final
    M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116), LittleGhost
    B

B

Title: Arp 116

Description: M60 & NGC4647

Uploaded: ...

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

M60 group ft. M59 and NGC 4647 (Arp 116), LittleGhost

In these public groups

Poland
Fast Newtonians