NGC 6027 explained

NGC 6027
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Serpens
Z:	4447 ± 11 km/s
Dist Ly:	~190 Mly
Type:	S0 pec.
Appmag V:	14.7
Size V:	0′.4 × 0′.2

NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy which is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies.^[2] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 20 March 1882.^[3]

See also

• NGC 6027a
• NGC 6027b
• NGC 6027c
• NGC 6027d
• NGC 6027e
• Seyfert's Sextet
• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 6027 . 2007-04-06.
2. Web site: Seyfert's Sextet at SEDS.org . 2007-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070227143018/http://www.seds.org/~spider/spider/Misc/seyfert6.html . 2007-02-27.
3. Web site: New General Catalogue Objects: NGC6027 . Seligman . Courtney . Celestial Atlas . 28 August 2024 .