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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium

Altitude: -38.4°   Azimuth: 112.7°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 7060 is a Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in the Microscopium constellation. NGC 7060 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7060 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7060 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2.02 arcmin) and minor (1.09 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 7060

NGC 7060
Galaxy
Microscopium

NGC 7060 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -38.4°
Azimuth: 112.7°
Direction: East-South-East

See also NGC 7060 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 13.58, NGC 7060 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium

Photometric information of NGC 7060

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7060 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

13.58
10.63
9.93
9.64

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 7060.

23.63 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 7060

The following table reports NGC 7060 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7060 is a visual representation of it.
2.02 arcmin
1.09 arcmin
153°

NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium morphological classification

NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium is classified as Intermediate Spiral (SABa) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium, Intermediate Spiral (SABa).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 7060

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 7060 are provided in the following table:

21h 25m 54s
-42° 24’ 41”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7060 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium.

Finder chart NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium.

Rise and set times of NGC 7060 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 7060 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Microscopium is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom