NGC 6027
Appearance
NGC 6027 | |
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![]() A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027. | |
Observation data | |
Constellation | Serpens |
Right ascension | 15h 59m 12.5s[1] |
Declination | +20° 45′ 48″[1] |
Redshift | 4447 ± 11 km/s[1] |
Distance | ~190M ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.7[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 pec.[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0′.4 × 0′.2[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 10116 NED01,[1] PGC 56575[1] |
NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy that is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies. Édouard Stephan discovered the galaxy in 1882.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6027. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- ^ "Seyfert's Sextet at SEDS.org". Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
External links
Media related to NGC 6027 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 6027 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images