NGC 6027

NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy which is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies.^[2] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 20 March 1882.^[3]

NGC 6027
NGC 6027 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Serpens
Right ascension	15h 59m 12.5s[1]
Declination	+20° 45′ 48″[1]
Redshift	4447 ± 11 km/s[1]
Distance	~190 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.7[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0 pec.[1]
Apparent size (V)	0′.4 × 0′.2[1]
Other designations
UGC 10116 NED01, MCG +04-38-008, PGC 56575, CGCG 137-010 NED01[1]

See also

• NGC 6027a
• NGC 6027b
• NGC 6027c
• NGC 6027d
• NGC 6027e
• Seyfert's Sextet
• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)