NGC 6027e is a
tidal tail of
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 ...
,
not an individual galaxy, that is part of
Seyfert's Sextet
Seyfert's Sextet is a group of galaxies about 190 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The group appears to contain six members, but one of the galaxies, NGC 6027d, is a background object and another "galaxy," NGC 6027e, is ...
, a compact
group of galaxies, 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.
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 6027b
NGC 6027b is an interacting lenticular galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies currently in the process of colliding and merging, which is located in the constellation Serpens.
See also
* NGC 6027
* NGC 6027a
* N ...
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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 ...
References
External links
HubbleSite NewsCenter: Pictures and description
Serpens
Barred spiral galaxies
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