NGC 6027 | |
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A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027.
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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 | |
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: 15h 59m 12.5s, +20° 45′ 48″