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NGC 6027

NGC 6027
Ngc 6027.jpg
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027.
Observation data
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension 15h 59m 12.5s
Declination +20° 45′ 48″
Redshift 4447 ± 11 km/s
Distance ~190M ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.7
Characteristics
Type S0 pec.
Apparent size (V) 0′.4 × 0′.2
Other designations
UGC 10116 NED01,PGC 56575
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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.

Coordinates: Sky map15h 59m 12.5s, +20° 45′ 48″



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