NGC 6027a

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NGC 6027a

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027a.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
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.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 6027a. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.