NGC 6027e is a

tidal tail A tidal tail is a thin, elongated region of stars and interstellar gas that extends into space from a galaxy. Tidal tails occur as a result of galactic tide forces between interacting galaxies. Examples of galaxies with tidal tails include the ...

NGC 6027 NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy which is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 20 March 1882. See also * NGC 6027a * NGC 6027b * NGC 6027c * NGC 6 ...

, 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 (700 million light years behind the g ...

, 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 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 first constellati ...

Serpens Serpens () 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 Astronomical Union. It ...

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Serpens Barred spiral galaxies 6027e 56579 10116 NED06 {{Spiral-galaxy-stub