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Galaxy M60 and M60-UCD1 (Chandra’s View)

Galaxy M60 and M60-UCD1 (Chandra's View)

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    12h 43m 39.96s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    11° 33' 9.76"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    M60, M60-UCD1
  • Release Date
    September 24, 2013
  • Science Release
    Hubble and Chandra Find Evidence for Densest Galaxy in Nearby Universe
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  • Credit
    Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, and J. Strader (Michigan State University)

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Ultra-compact Dwarf Galaxy M60-UCD1

Ultra-compact Dwarf Galaxy M60-UCD1

The densest galaxy in the nearby universe may have been found. The galaxy, known as M60-UCD1, is located near a massive elliptical galaxy NGC 4649, also called M60, about 54 million light-years from Earth. This composite image shows M60 and the region around it, where data from...

Galaxy M60 and M60-UCD1 (Non-annotated)

Galaxy M60 and M60-UCD1 (Non-annotated)

Galaxy M60 and M60-UCD1 (Hubble's View)

Galaxy M60 and M60-UCD1 (Hubble's View)

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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