KKh 060
| KKh 060 | |
|---|---|
 KKh 060 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 15m 59.39s |
| Declination | +06° 48′ 17″ |
| Redshift | 0,000954 |
| Distance | 84.2 Mly (25.8 Mpc) |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Irr |
| Other designations | |
| SDSS J101559.39+064821.3, AGC 201993, PGC 2807134, LEDA 2807134 | |
KKH 060 is an irregular galaxy and a low surface brightness galaxy[1] located in the direction of the constellation Leo at a distance of 84.2 million light years from Earth.[2] The galaxy was thought to be close to the Local Group, but is actually a field galaxy, very far from it.
References[edit]
- ^ Makarova, L.; Karachentsev, I.; Rizzi, L. (August 11, 2009). "B, V, I photometry of 20 dwarf irregular galaxies Within 10 Mpc". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 397 (3): 1672–1684. arXiv:0906.4074. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.397.1672M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15088.x. S2CID 15463863.
- ^ Jones, Michael G.; Karunakaran, Ananthan; Bennet, Paul; Sand, David J.; Spekkens, Kristine; Mutlu-Pakdil, Burçin; Crnojević, Denija; Janowiecki, Steven; Leisman, Lukas; Fielder, Catherine E. (2023-01-01). "Gas-rich, Field Ultra-diffuse Galaxies Host Few Gobular Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 942: L5. Bibcode:2023ApJ...942L...5J. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/acaaab. hdl:10261/290360. ISSN 0004-637X.