NGC 6027
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Brightest galaxy in the compact Seyfert's Sextet group
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NGC 6027
- Galaxies
NGC 6027 is an interacting peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Serpens, about 190 million light-years (58 Mpc) away. Classified as type S0 pec, it is the primary and brightest galaxy in Seyfert's Sextet, also known as HCG 79, a compact interacting group of galaxies. Its apparent visual magnitude is 14.7.
- Galaxy type
- Interacting peculiar lenticular galaxy (S0 pec)
- Group membership
- Primary and brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet (HCG 79)
- Apparent magnitude
- 14.7
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- NGC 6027 (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q7486706
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 3 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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