Galaxy in the constellation Serpens
NGC 6027a |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Ngc6027a.JPG/290px-Ngc6027a.JPG) A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027a. |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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Constellation | Serpens |
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Right ascension | 15h 59m 11.1s[1] |
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Declination | +20° 45′ 16″[1] |
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Redshift | 4560 ± 8 km/s[1] |
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Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
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Characteristics |
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Type | Sa pec[1] |
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Apparent size (V) | 0.5′ × 0.4′[1] |
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Other designations |
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UGC 10116 NED02,[1] PGC 56576[1] |
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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6027a. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
External links
- HubbleSite NewsCenter: Pictures and description
Constellation of Serpens
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Stars | Bayer | |
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Flamsteed | |
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Variable | - R
- W
- X
- RT
- UZ
- VV
- VY
- WX
- AA
- AN
- AO
- AP
- AR
- AU
- BQ
- CT
- CV
- CW
- EG
- FH
- FI
- FK
- FL
- FQ
- FR
- LV
- LW
- LX
- MR
- MS
- MT
- MV
- MY
- NN
- NO
- NQ
- NW
- OO
- OU
- PS
- QV
- QX
- QY
- V382
- V411
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HR | - 5665
- 5690
- 5692
- 5706
- 5711
- 5740
- 5745
- 5783
- 5796
- 5831
- 5850
- 5859
- 5861
- 5874
- 5909
- 5913
- 5931
- 5992
- 6005
- 6011
- 6014
- 6016
- 6449
- 6496
- 6544
- 6562
- 6568
- 6600
- 6620
- 6666
- 6681
- 6755
- 6756
- 6757
- 6785
- 6830
- 6840
- 6843
- 6858
- 6890
- 6898
- 6928
- 6993 (e)
- 6999
- 7008
- 7048
- 7076
- 7144
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