NGC 6027d is a
barred spiral galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars. Bars are found in about two thirds of all spiral galaxies, and generally affect both the motions of stars and interstellar gas within spiral galaxies ...
that is strictly a visual 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 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 ...
, which is located in the
constellation 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 ...
. NGC 6027d is not interacting with the other galaxies in the cluster, but is in the background and just happens to be in the same line of sight. The galaxy is nearly 700 million light years away from the interacting group and is believed to be extremely large in size.
One
supernova has been observed in NGC 6027d: SN 1998fe (type unknown, mag. 18).
Transient Name Server entry for SN 1998fe.
Retrieved 30 March 2023.
See also
* NGC 6027
* NGC 6027a
* NGC 6027b
* NGC 6027c
* NGC 6027e
References
External links
''HubbleSite NewsCenter'': Pictures and description
Barred spiral galaxies
Serpens
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