NGC 6027d
| NGC 6027d | |
|---|---|
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A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027d. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 59m 12.9s[1] |
| Declination | +20° 45′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 19809 ± 50 km/s[1] |
| Type | SB(s)bc[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 0′.2 × 0′.2[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10116 NED05,[1] PGC 56580[1] | |
NGC 6027d is a spiral galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies, which is located in the constellation Serpens. NGC 6027d is not actually interacting with the other galaxies in the cluster, but is in the background and just happens to be in the same line of sight.
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