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M60-UCD1
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M60-UCD1 is an ultracompact dwarf galaxy. It is 49 million light years from Earth, close to Messier 60 (M60, NGC 4649) in the Virgo Cluster. Half of its stellar mass is in the central sphere 160 light years in diameter.

Key facts

Galaxy.name
M60-UCD1
Galaxy.image
M60-UCD1 by HST.jpg
Galaxy.caption
A picture of M60-UCD1 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
Galaxy.epoch
J2000.0
Galaxy.constellation name
Virgo
Galaxy.dist_ly
(Comoving)
Galaxy.group_cluster
M60 Group
Galaxy.mass
(dynamical mass)
Galaxy.size
(Half-light diameter)
Galaxy.appmag_v
14.2

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M60-UCD1 is an ultracompact dwarf galaxy. It is 49 million light years from Earth, close to Messier 60 (M60, NGC 4649) in the Virgo Cluster. Half of its stellar mass is in the central sphere 160 light years in diameter.

==Characteristics== thumb|left|Artist's concept of supermassive black hole within M60-UCD1.

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