NGC 6027b is an interacting
lenticular galaxy
A lenticular galaxy (denoted S0) is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical (denoted E) and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. It contains a large-scale disc but does not have large-scale spiral arms. L ...
that is part of
Seyfert's Sextet, a compact
group of galaxies
A galaxy group or group of galaxies (GrG) is an aggregation of galaxies comprising about 50 or fewer gravitationally bound members, each at least as luminous as the Milky Way (about 1010 times the luminosity of the Sun); collections of galaxies ...
currently in the process of colliding and merging, which is located in the
constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
The origins of the e ...
Serpens
Serpens ( grc, , , the Serpent) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International ...
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See also
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NGC 6027
NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1882 that is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies
A galaxy group or group of galaxies (GrG) is an aggregation of galaxies comprising about 50 o ...
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NGC 6027a
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
The Sombrero ...
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NGC 6027c
NGC 6027c is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies, which is located in the constellation Serpens
Serpens ( grc, , , the Serpent) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One ...
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NGC 6027d
NGC 6027d is a barred spiral galaxy that is strictly a visual member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies, which is located in the constellation Serpens
Serpens ( grc, , , the Serpent) is a constellation in the northern celest ...
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NGC 6027e
NGC 6027e is a tidal tail of NGC 6027, not an individual galaxy, that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies, which is located in the constellation Serpens
Serpens ( grc, , , the Serpent) is a constellation in the nort ...
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Seyfert's Sextet
References
External links
''HubbleSite NewsCenter'': Pictures and description
Serpens
Lenticular galaxies
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