NGC 6027

NGC 6027
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
Type	S0 pec.[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	0′.4 × 0′.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.7[1]
Other designations
UGC 10116 NED01[1], PGC 56575[1]
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. Edouard Stephan discovered the galaxy in 1882.^[2]

See also

• NGC 6027a
• NGC 6027b
• NGC 6027c
• NGC 6027d
• NGC 6027e
• Seyfert's Sextet

External links

• NGC 6027 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6027. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-04-06. 
2. ^ "Seyfert's Sextet at SEDS.org". http://www.seds.org/~spider/spider/Misc/seyfert6.html. Retrieved 2007-04-06. 

Coordinates: 15^h 59^m 12.5^s, +20° 45′ 48″