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
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 ...
.
See also
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NGC 6027
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NGC 6027a
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NGC 6027b
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NGC 6027c
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NGC 6027d
References
External links
HubbleSite NewsCenter: Pictures and description
Serpens
Barred spiral galaxies
6027e
56579
10116 NED06
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