NGC 6027a

NGC 6027a
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027a.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Serpens
Right ascension	15h 59m 11.1s[1]
Declination	+20° 45′ 16″[1]
Redshift	4560 ± 8 km/s[1]
Type	Sa pec[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	0′.5 × 0′.4[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.9[1]
Other designations
UGC 10116 NED02[1], PGC 56576[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 6027a is a spiral galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies, which is located in the constellation Serpens. In optical wavelengths, it has a strong resemblance to Messier 104, the Sombrero Galaxy, with which it shares a near equivalent orientation to observers on Earth.

See also

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

External links

• HubbleSite NewsCenter: Pictures and description

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6027a. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-04-08.