Messier 60

Summary

Messier 60 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 60 is credited with the discovery of Johann Gottfried Koehler^[3].
• Messier 60's image is recorded as M60 3.6 5.8 8.0 microns spitzer.png^[4].
• Messier 60's image is recorded as Arp116 Hubble.jpg^[5].
• Messier 60's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[6].
• Messier 60's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source^[7].
• Messier 60's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[8].
• Messier 60's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[9].
• Messier 60's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E2^[10].
• Messier 60's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[11].
• Messier 60's part of is recorded as Virgo Cluster^[12].
• Messier 60's part of is recorded as Q67623508^[13].
• Messier 60's part of is recorded as Q67625638^[14].
• Messier 60's part of is recorded as Q67626459^[15].
• Messier 60's part of is recorded as Q67790367^[16].
• Messier 60's part of is recorded as Q67795770^[17].
• Messier 60's Commons category is recorded as Messier 60^[18].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as M 60^[19].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4649^[20].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as KPG 353b^[21].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as PGC 42831^[22].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12434000+1133093^[23].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-33-002^[24].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as UGC 7898^[25].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as VCC 1978^[26].
• Messier 60's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 1101^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Messier 60 is credited with the discovery of Johann Gottfried Koehler^[3].

Why It Matters

Messier 60 ranks in the top 4% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]