Galaxy in the constellation Serpens
| NGC 6027 |
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 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027. |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Constellation | Serpens |
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| Right ascension | 15h 59m 12.5s[1] |
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| Declination | +20° 45′ 48″[1] |
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| Redshift | 4447 ± 11 km/s[1] |
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| Distance | ~190 Mly |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.7[1] |
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| Characteristics |
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| Type | S0 pec.[1] |
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| Apparent size (V) | 0′.4 × 0′.2[1] |
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| Other designations |
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| UGC 10116 NED01,[1] PGC 56575[1] |
NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1882 that is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies.[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
| NGC | |
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| PGC | - PGC 56571
- PGC 56572
- PGC 56573
- PGC 56574
- PGC 56575
- PGC 56576
- PGC 56577
- PGC 56578
- PGC 56579
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| UGC | - UGC 10112
- UGC 10113
- UGC 10114
- UGC 10115
- UGC 10116
- UGC 10117
- UGC 10118
- UGC 10119
- UGC 10120
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