NGC 6027b

NGC 6027b
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6027b.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension15h 59m 10.8s
Declination+20° 45 43
Redshift4053 ± 8 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)15.3
Characteristics
TypeS0 pec
Apparent size (V)0′.4 × 0′.2
Other designations
UGC 10116 NED03, PGC 56584

NGC 6027b is an interacting lenticular galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies currently in the process of colliding and merging, which is located in the constellation Serpens.