Jump to content

NGC 6027b

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
NGC 6027b
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027b.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension15h 59m 10.8s[1]
Declination+20° 45′ 43″[1]
Redshift4053 ± 8 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.3[1]
Characteristics
TypS0 pec[1]
Apparent size (V)0′.4 × 0′.2[1]
Other designations
UGC 10116 NED03,[1] PGC 56584[1]

NGC 6027b is an interacting lenticular galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies currently in the process of colliding and merging, which is located in the constellation Serpens.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6027b. Retrieved 2007-04-16.